Dielectric slab Rotman lens for microwave/millimeter-wave applications

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 2622-2627

  Kim, Jaeheung ^a   Cho, Choon Sik ^b   Barnes, Frank S ^c  

^a Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^b Hankuk Aviation University   (South Korea)

^c University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

Author keywords

Dielectric slab waveguide; Rotman lens

Indexed keywords

COLLISION AVOIDANCE; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; LENSES; MICROSTRIP LINES; MICROWAVES; RADAR;

ANTIPODAL SLOTS; BEAM PORTS; DIELECTRIC SLAB WAVEGUIDES; ROTMAN LENSES;

MILLIMETER WAVES;

EID: 24344454364     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2005.852750     Document Type: Article

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