Electromagnetic Analysis of Beam-Scanning Antenna at Millimeter-Wave Band Based on Photoconductivity using Fresnel-Zone-Plate Technique

IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 13-25

  Hajian, M ^a   De Vree, G A ^a   Ligthart, L P ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antenna radiation patterns; Beam steering; Fresnel zone plate antennas; Masks; Millimeter wave antennas; Photoconductivity; Polarization; Scanning antennas

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA RADIATION; APPROXIMATION THEORY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; LASER PULSES; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT REFLECTION; LIGHT SOURCES; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; LIGHTING; MASKS; MILLIMETER WAVES; PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SCANNING; SILICON WAFERS;

BEAM STEERING; FRESNEL ZONE PLATE ANTENNAS; MILLIMETER WAVE ANTENNAS;

SCANNING ANTENNAS;

EID: 0742320315     PISSN: 10459243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MAP.2003.1252806     Document Type: Article

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