Integrated active antenna array using unidirectional dielectric radiators

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1628-1634

  Belaid, Mekki ^a   Laurin, Jean Jacques ^a   Wu, Ke ^a  

^a POLY GRAMES RESEARCH CENTER   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC RESONATOR; POWER COMBINING EFFICIENCY; UNIDIRECTIONAL DIELECTRIC RADIATORS;

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); ANTENNA RADIATION; DIELECTRIC WAVEGUIDES; FREQUENCIES; GAIN MEASUREMENT; HYBRID INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; MICROSTRIP LINES; MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

ANTENNA ARRAYS;

EID: 0034294019     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.873889     Document Type: Article

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