Transmit array of transistor amplifiers illuminated by a patch array in the reactive near-field region

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 470-475

  Song, Hyok J ^a,b   Bialkowski, Marek E ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Active antennas; Active arrays; Amplifiers; Antenna arrays; Power combiners

Indexed keywords

POWER COMBINERS; TRANSISTOR AMPLIFIERS;

ANTENNA ARRAYS; HORN ANTENNAS; LIGHTING; MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS; TRANSISTORS;

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC);

EID: 0035275094     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.910550     Document Type: Article

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