Back-to-back measurement for characterization of phased-array antennas

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1079-1085

  Chang, Wei Chun ^b   Wunsch, Gregory J ^c   Schaubert, Daniel H ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b University of Massachusetts   (United States)

^c LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT; FREQUENCIES; SCATTERING PARAMETERS; SLOT ANTENNAS; STRIP TELECOMMUNICATION LINES; WAVEGUIDE COMPONENTS;

NOTCH ARRAY; TAPERED SLOT ANTENNA; WAVEGUIDE SIMULATORS;

ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS;

EID: 0034217275     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/8.876327     Document Type: Article

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