Electronic steerable mems antennas

European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP

Volumn 626 SP, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Sorrentino, Roberto ^a   Gatti, Roberto Vincenti ^a   Marcaccioli, Luca ^a   Mencagli, Benedetta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; PARTICLE BEAM DYNAMICS; RADAR IMAGING; REMOTE SENSING;

BEAM SHAPING; BEAM STEERING; ELECTRONICALLY RECONFIGURABLE ANTENNA ARRAYS; RADIOFREQUENCY (RF) CIRCUITSRADIOFREQUENCY (RF) CIRCUITS;

ANTENNA ARRAYS;

EID: 33847406319     PISSN: 03796566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/eucap.2006.4585079     Document Type: Conference Paper

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