A Novel Low-Cost Beam-Steering Technique Based on the Extended-Resonance Power-Dividing Method

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 664-670

  Tombak, All ^a   Mortazawi, Amir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Beam scanning; Beam steering; Extended resonance; Phase shifter; Phase shifterless; Phase shifting; Phased array; Power dividing

Indexed keywords

COSTS; INSERTION LOSSES; PHASE SHIFT; PIEZOELECTRICITY; RADAR SYSTEMS; RADIATION; RESONANCE; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES;

BEAM SCANNING; BEAM STEERING; POWER DIVIDING;

ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS;

EID: 1342286796     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2003.822031     Document Type: Article

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