Three variations of a pattern-reconfigurable microstrip parasitic array

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 369-372

  Zhang, S ^a   Huff, G H ^a   Cung, G ^a   Bernhard, J T ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

Radiation pattern direction; Reconfigurable microstrip parasitic array; Switch; Varactor

Indexed keywords

COPPER STRIPS; MULTIPLE-INPUT MULTIPLE-OUTPUT (MIMO) SYSTEMS; RADIATION PATTERN DIRECTION; RECONFIGURABLE MICROSTRIP PARASITIC ARRAYS;

BANDWIDTH; COPPER; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; VARACTORS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

ANTENNA ARRAYS;

EID: 19944414995     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.20826     Document Type: Article

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