Analysis and characterization of a multipole reconfigurable transmitarray element

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 70-79

  Lau, Jonathan Yun ^a   Hum, Sean Victor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antenna arrays; lens antennas; microstrip arrays; reconfigurable antennas; reflectarrays; varactors

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS AND CHARACTERIZATION; ANALYSIS APPROACH; ANGLE OF INCIDENCE; LENS ANTENNA; LOW LOSS; LOW PROFILE; MICROSTRIP ARRAYS; MULTIPOLES; MUTUAL COUPLING; PATCH ANTENNA; RE-CONFIGURABLE; RECONFIGURABLE ANTENNA; REFLECTARRAY ELEMENTS; REFLECTARRAYS; RESONANT STRUCTURES; SIMPLE CIRCUITS; THIRD-ORDER; THREE-LAYER STRUCTURES; TUNING RANGES; UNIT CELLS; VARACTOR DIODES;

ANTENNA ARRAYS; LENSES; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; SLOT ANTENNAS; VARACTORS;

LENS ANTENNAS;

EID: 78650301000     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2010.2090456     Document Type: Article

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