A high efficiency offset-fed X/Ka-dual-band reflectarray using thin membranes

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 2792-2798

  Han, Chulmin ^a   Huang, John ^b   Chang, Kai ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Circular polarization; Inflatable membrane; Microstrip ring; Reflectarray antenna; Variable rotation

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA FEEDERS; BANDWIDTH; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; INFLATABLE STRUCTURES; LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS; MEMBRANES; MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS; PERMITTIVITY; SPACE APPLICATIONS; SUBSTRATES;

CIRCULAR POLARIZATION; INFLATABLE MEMBRANE; MICROSTRIP RING; REFLECTARRAY ANTENNA; VARIABLE ROTATION;

ANTENNA ARRAYS;

EID: 27644436343     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2005.854531     Document Type: Article

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