Reconfigurable patch antennas for steerable reflectarray applications

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1388-1392

  Gianvittorio, John P ^a   Rahmat Samii, Yahya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Mechanical systems (MEMS) utilization; Microelectrical; Phase shifters; Reflectarray; Reflector antenna

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA REFLECTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIPOLE ANTENNAS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; METHOD OF MOMENTS; MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES;

MECHANICAL SYSTEMS ACTUATION; RECONFIGURABLE PATCH ANTENNA; STEERABLE REFLECTARRAY;

ANTENNA ARRAYS;

EID: 33646515593     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2006.874311     Document Type: Article

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