Reconfigurable and adaptive antennas using materials with variable conductivity

Proceedings - 2007 NASA/ESA Conference on Adaptive Hardware and Systems, AHS-2007

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 20-23

  Haupt, Randy L ^a   Flemish, Joseph R ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE ANTENNAS; ANTENNA DESIGNS; ELECTRICAL STIMULUS; OPERATING FREQUENCIES; RESONANT BEHAVIOR;

CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS;

ANTENNAS;

EID: 51149091655     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/AHS.2007.90     Document Type: Conference Paper

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