Millimeter wave reconfigurable antenna based on active printed array and inhomogeneous lens

Proceedings of the 38th European Microwave Conference, EuMC 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 147-150

  Lafond, O ^a   Caillet, M ^b   Fuchs, B ^c   Palud, S ^a   Himdi, M ^a   Rondineau, S ^d   Coq, L Le ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c EPFL   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA ARRAYS; LENSES; MICROWAVE ANTENNAS; MICROWAVES; MILLIMETER WAVES; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS;

ACTIVE ARRAYS; ARRAY FEEDS; FISH EYES; GHZ BANDS; INHOMOGENEOUS LENS; MULTI LAYERS; PRINTED ANTENNA ARRAYS; RADIATION PATTERNS; RE-CONFIGURABLE; RECONFIGURABLE ANTENNAS;

DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA);

EID: 62349120368     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/EUMC.2008.4751409     Document Type: Conference Paper

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