Bi-directionally fed phased-array antenna downsized with variable impedance phase shifter for ISM band

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 2962-2969

  Tsuji, Masatoshi ^a,b   Nishikawa, Toshio ^a,b   Wakino, Kikuo ^a,b   Kitazawa, Toshihide ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (Japan)

^b RITSUMEIKAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antenna array feeds; Phase shifters; Phased arrays; Varactors

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA ARRAY FEEDS; BEAMWIDTH; PHASED ARRAYS; POWER RATIO;

BAND STRUCTURE; CAPACITORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSTS; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); FUNCTION EVALUATION; RESONANT CIRCUITS; VARACTORS;

ANTENNA ARRAYS;

EID: 33746442535     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2006.877420     Document Type: Article

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