Microwave-driven thunder materials

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 331-333

  Song, Kyo D ^a   Yi, Won J ^c   Chu, Sang Hyon ^c   Choi, Sang H ^b  

^a NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Microwave control; PAD; Rectenna; Smart materials; THUNDER

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS; AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); ANTENNA ARRAYS; FERROELECTRIC DEVICES; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; HORN ANTENNAS; INTELLIGENT MATERIALS; POWER CONVERTERS; REMOTE CONTROL; SENSORS; SIGNAL GENERATORS;

COMPOSITE UNIMORPH FERROELECTRIC DRIVER AND SENSOR; MICROWAVE CONTROL; RECTENNA;

MICROWAVE DEVICES;

EID: 0037420173     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.10757     Document Type: Article

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