Conceptual reconfigurable antenna for 35 GHz high-resolution spaceborne synthetic aperture radar

IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1069-1074

  Tomiyasu, K ^a  

^a Lockheed Martin Company   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS; ANTENNA RADIATION; BANDWIDTH; ORBITS; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; TRANSMITTERS; WAVEGUIDES;

HIGH RESOLUTION SPACEBORNE SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; RECONFIGURABLE ANTENNA; RECONFIGURABLE FEED ARRAY; SCENE GRAZING ANGLE;

RADAR ANTENNAS;

EID: 0344272287     PISSN: 00189251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAES.2003.1238758     Document Type: Letter

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