Accurate analysis of printed reflectarrays considering the near field of the primary feed

IET Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 187-194

  Arrebola, M ^a   Alvarez Y ^b   Encinar, J A ^a   Las Heras, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA ARRAYS; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); HORN ANTENNAS; MICROWAVE ANTENNAS; OPTICAL DESIGN;

ACCURATE ANALYSIS; ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES; CENTRAL STATIONS; INCIDENT AND REFLECTED WAVES; LOCAL MULTIPOINT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; NUMBER OF SAMPLES; PRINTED REFLECTARRAYS; RADIATION PATTERN SYNTHESIS;

ANTENNA FEEDERS;

EID: 61449181309     PISSN: 17518725     EISSN: 17518733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/iet-map:20070325     Document Type: Article

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