Multibeam active phased arrays for communicatons satellites

IEEE Microwave Magazine

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 40-47

  Jacomb Hood, Anthony ^a   Lier, Erik ^a  

^a LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS; ANTENNA REFLECTORS; COAXIAL CABLES; DIGITAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); INTERCONNECTION NETWORKS; PHASE SHIFTERS; POWER CONVERTERS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLAR RADIATION; WAVEGUIDE ATTENUATORS;

ACTIVE PHASED ARRAYS; DIRECT BROADCAST SATELLITE; HIGH DENSITY INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY; ON-ORBIT RECONFIGURABILITY; SUPERTILES;

COMMUNICATION SATELLITES;

EID: 0034477869     PISSN: 15273342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/6668.893245     Document Type: Article

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