Lenses for circular polarization using planar arrays of rotated passive elements

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1217-1227

  Phillion, Rudi H ^a   Okoniewski, Michal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Array lens; artificial lens; phased arrays; reflect arrays; transmit arrays

Indexed keywords

ARRAY-LENS; ARTIFICIAL LENS; PHASED-ARRAYS; REFLECT-ARRAYS; TRANSMIT-ARRAYS;

CIRCULAR POLARIZATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; POLARIZATION;

LENS ANTENNAS;

EID: 79953779147     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2011.2109694     Document Type: Article

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