Design of a multi beam feed using a nonradiative dielectric rotman lens

IEICE Transactions on Communications

Volumn E85-B, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1178-1184

  Lee, Jac Gon ^a   Lee, Jeong Haem ^a   Tae, Heung Sik ^b  

^a Hong Ik University   (South Korea)

^b Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Multi beam feed; Nonradiative dielectric (NRD); Rotman lens

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; COLLISION AVOIDANCE; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; LENSES; MILLIMETER WAVES; RADAR EQUIPMENT; SIGNAL DISTORTION;

MULTI BEAM FEED; NONRADIATIVE DIELECTRIC ROTMAN LENS;

ANTENNA FEEDERS;

EID: 0036592207     PISSN: 09168516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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