Liquid-crystal-based reflectarray antenna with electronically switchable monopulse patterns

Electronics Letters

Volumn 43, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 744-745

  Hu, W ^a   Ismail, M Y ^a   Cahill, R ^a   Encinar, J A ^b   Fusco, V F ^a   Gamble, H S ^a   Linton, D ^a   Dickie, R ^a   Grant, N ^c   Rea, S P ^c  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c AIRBUS GROUP INNOVATIONS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIAS VOLTAGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); LIQUID CRYSTALS;

REFLECTARRAY ANTENNA; X-BAND;

ANTENNA ARRAYS;

EID: 34547614798     PISSN: 00135194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/el:20071098     Document Type: Article

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