Laminated waveguide as radiating element for array applications

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1481-1487

  Clénet, Michel ^a   Litzenberger, Jack ^b   Lee, David ^c   Thirakoune, Soulideth ^c   Morin, Gilbert A ^a   Antar, Yahia M M ^b  

^a DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c Radio Science Branch   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antennas; Array; Laminated technology; Linear array; Low temperature co fired ceramic (LTCC); Scan radiation patterns

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA RADIATION; BANDWIDTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); WAVEGUIDES;

LAMINATED TECHNOLOGY; LINEAR ARRAY; LOW TEMPERATURE CO-FIRED CERAMIC; SCAN RADIATION PATTERNS;

ANTENNA ARRAYS;

EID: 33646511550     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2006.874340     Document Type: Article

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