An offset linear-array-fed Ku/Ka dual-band reflectarray for planet cloud/ precipitation radar

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 55, Issue 11 II, 2007, Pages 3114-3122

  Hsu, Shih Hsun ^a   Han, Chulmin ^a,b   Huang, John ^c   Chang, Kai ^a  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

^b Ethertronics Inc   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antenna array feeds; Antenna arrays; Apertures; Beam steering; Cylindrical reflector; Feeds; Microstrip; Radar; Radar antennas; Reflectarray antenna; Reflector antennas

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA ARRAYS; ANTENNA FEEDERS; ANTENNA REFLECTORS; CYLINDRICAL ANTENNAS; FREQUENCY BANDS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RADAR ANTENNAS; REMOTE SENSING;

BEAM STEERING; FIXED-BEAM FEED ARRAYS; REFLECTARRAY ANTENNA; SIDELOBE LEVELS; WIDE-SWATH SCANNING;

MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS;

EID: 36849063777     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2007.908841     Document Type: Article

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