94 GHz folded Fresnel reflector using C-patch elements

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 3373-3381

  Nguyen, B D ^a   Lanteri, Jerome ^a   Dauvignac, Jean Yves ^a   Pichot, Christian ^a   Migliaccio, Claire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

Author keywords

Millimeter wave antenna array; Polarization; Printed circuit antenna; Reflectarray; Reflector antenna; Reflector antenna feed

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA ARRAYS; ANTENNAS; ELECTRIC FILTERS; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURE; POLARIZATION; RADAR ANTENNAS; RECEIVING ANTENNAS;

ANTENNA SYSTEMS; COLLISION AVOIDANCE RADARS; FLIGHT MEASUREMENTS; FREQUENCY BAND WIDTHS; FREQUENCY SELECTIVE SURFACES; FRESNEL; INCIDENT POLARIZATIONS; MAIN REFLECTORS; METAL WAVEGUIDES; MILLIMETER WAVE ANTENNA ARRAY; OVERALL EFFICIENCIES; POWER LINES; PRIMARY SOURCES; REFLECTARRAY; REFLECTOR ANTENNA; REFLECTOR ANTENNA FEED; RETURN LOSSES; SIDE LOBES;

REFLECTION;

EID: 57149135341     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2008.2005452     Document Type: Article

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