Integrated MEMS reflectarray elements

European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP

Volumn 626 SP, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Hum, Sean V ^a   McFeetors, G ^b   Okoniewski, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

MEMS; Micro electromechanical devices; Microstrip antenna; Reflectarray antenna; Varactor

Indexed keywords

DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); MACHINE DESIGN; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; SPACE APPLICATIONS; TUNING; VARACTORS;

BEAMFORMING APPLICATIONS; REFLECTARRAY ELEMENTS;

ANTENNA ARRAYS;

EID: 33847377032     PISSN: 03796566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/eucap.2006.4584619     Document Type: Conference Paper

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