A reflecto-directive system using a composite right/left-handed (CRLH) leaky-wave antenna and heterodyne mixing

IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 183-185

  Lim, Sungjoon ^a   Caloz, Christophe ^a   Itoh, Tatsuo ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite right left handed (CRLH) structure; Leaky wave antenna; Reflecto directive system; Retrodirective array

Indexed keywords

BANDPASS FILTERS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE REFLECTION; HETERODYNING; LOW PASS FILTERS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; PROBLEM SOLVING;

COMPOSITE RIGHT/LEFT HANDED (CRLH) STRUCTURES; LEAKY WAVE ANTENNAS; PATCH ANTENNAS; REFLECTO-DIRECTIVE SYSTEMS; RETRODIRECTIVE ARRAYS;

ANTENNA ARRAYS;

EID: 2442438098     PISSN: 15311309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LMWC.2004.827107     Document Type: Article

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