Reconfigurable unit cell for reflectarray antenna based on barium-strontium-titanate thick-film ceramic

European Microwave Week 2009, EuMW 2009: Science, Progress and Quality at Radiofrequencies, Conference Proceedings - 39th European Microwave Conference, EuMC 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 598-601

  Sazegar, Mohsen ^a   Giere, Andre ^a   Zheng, Yuliang ^a   Maune, Holger ^a   Moessinger, Alexander ^a   Jakoby, Rolf ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DC BIAS VOLTAGE; LOW PROFILE; MICRO-STRIP PATCH ANTENNAS; PERIODIC BOUNDARIES; RE-CONFIGURABLE; REFLECTARRAY ANTENNAS; REFLECTED WAVES; RESONANCE FREQUENCIES; SCREEN-PRINTED; SIMULATION AND MEASUREMENT; UNIT CELLS; WAVEGUIDE SIMULATORS;

ANTENNAS; BARIUM; CERAMIC MATERIALS; MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS; MICROWAVE ANTENNAS; MICROWAVES; RESONANCE; STRONTIUM;

BARIUM TITANATE;

EID: 72949096353     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/EUMC.2009.5296104     Document Type: Conference Paper

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