RF MEMS on the radar

IEEE Microwave Magazine

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 99-116

  Van Caekenberghe, Koen ^a  

^a NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MEMS; TIME SWITCHES;

ACTIVE ELECTRONICALLY SCANNED ARRAY; BOTTOM UP APPROACH; ELECTRONICALLY SCANNED ARRAYS; RADIO DETECTION AND RANGING; RADIO FREQUENCY MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS (MEMS); RF MEMS TECHNOLOGY; TRANSMIT/RECEIVE SWITCHES; TUNABLE MATCHING NETWORKS;

TRACKING RADAR;

EID: 70350602858     PISSN: 15273342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MMM.2009.933596     Document Type: Article

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