A circularly polarized array composed of linear polarized microstrip patches fed by metamaterial transmission line

Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications

Volumn 25, Issue 11-12, 2011, Pages 1545-1553

  Zhao, X ^a   Zhao, L ^a   Huang, K ^a   Liu, C ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA GAINS; ARRAY ANTENNAS; AXIAL RATIO; CIRCULARLY POLARIZED; CIRCULARLY POLARIZED ANTENNAS; INPUT IMPEDANCE MATCHING; METAMATERIAL TRANSMISSION LINES; MICROSTRIP PATCH; ORTHOGONAL ORIENTATIONS; OUTPUT PORTS; RESONANT MODE;

ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS; ANTENNAS; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); ELECTRIC LINES; MICROSTRIP DEVICES; PHASE SHIFT; TRANSMISSION LINE THEORY;

METAMATERIALS;

EID: 80052328490     PISSN: 09205071     EISSN: 15693937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156939311797164927     Document Type: Article

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