A 16-element two-dimensional active self-steering array using self-oscillating mixers

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2476-2482

  Shiroma, Grant S ^a   Miyamoto, Ryan Y ^a   Shiroma, Wayne A ^a  

^a University of Hawaii at Manoa   (United States)

Author keywords

Antenna arrays; Beam steering; Microwave antenna arrays; Phased arrays; Retrodirective array; Self oscillating mixer (SOM)

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS; COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; FOUR WAVE MIXING; MIXER CIRCUITS; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); PHASE SHIFTERS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

MICROWAVE ANTENNA ARRAYS; RETRODIRECTIVE ARRAY; SELF-OSCILLATING MIXERS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL ACTIVE SELF-STEERING ARRAY;

ANTENNA ARRAYS;

EID: 0742286798     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2003.819779     Document Type: Article

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