Low-cost phased-array antenna using compact tunable phase shifters based on ferroelectric ceramics

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1265-1273

  Sazegar, Mohsen ^a   Zheng, Yuliang ^a   Maune, Holger ^a   Damm, Christian ^a   Zhou, Xianghui ^b   Binder, Joachim ^b   Jakoby, Rolf ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bariumstrontiumtitanate (BST); ferroelectric devices; left handed (LH) transmission lines; metamaterials; phase shifters; phased arrays; planar arrays

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA ELEMENT; ARTIFICIAL TRANSMISSION LINE; BIAS CIRCUITRY; BIAS LINE; COMPACT SIZE; FABRICATION PROCESS; FEEDING NETWORKS; FERROELECTRIC THICK FILMS; FREQUENCY RANGES; LEFT-HANDED (LH) TRANSMISSION LINES; PHASED ARRAY ANTENNAS; PHASED ARRAYS; PLANAR ARRAYS; PLANAR METALLIZATION; RF-CIRCUITS; SCAN ANGLE; SCREEN-PRINTED; SCREEN-PRINTED THICK FILMS; TUNABLE PHASE SHIFTERS;

ANTENNAS; BANDPASS FILTERS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; DIGITAL INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; ELECTRIC LINES; FERROELECTRIC CERAMICS; FERROELECTRIC FILMS; FERROELECTRICITY; METAMATERIALS; PHASE SHIFT; PHASE SHIFTERS; THICK FILMS; TRANSMISSION LINE THEORY;

ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS;

EID: 79955976337     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2010.2103092     Document Type: Conference Paper

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