Multi-scale approach for the electromagnetic modelling of MEMS-controlled reflectarrays

European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP

Volumn 626 SP, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Aubert, H ^a,b   Raveu, N ^b   Perret, E ^c   Legay, H ^d  

^a LAAS CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^d THALES ALENIA SPACE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA REFLECTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; PHASE SHIFT;

ELECTROMAGNETIC COUPLING; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SWITCHES; PHASE SHIFT DYNAMICS; REFLECTARRAYS;

ANTENNA ARRAYS;

EID: 33847355704     PISSN: 03796566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/eucap.2006.4584623     Document Type: Conference Paper

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