Design and evaluation of multi-resonant unit cells based on liquid crystals for reconfigurable reflectarrays

IET Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 348-354

  Perez Palomino, G ^a   Encinar, J A ^a   Barba, M ^a   Carrasco, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARALLEL DIPOLES; PHASE RESPONSE; RE-CONFIGURABLE; REFLECTARRAY ANTENNAS; REFLECTARRAY ELEMENTS; REFLECTARRAYS; UNIT CELLS; X-BAND WAVEGUIDES;

ANTENNA ARRAYS; BANDWIDTH; CYTOLOGY; FREQUENCY BANDS; LIQUID CRYSTALS;

CELLS;

EID: 84859588239     PISSN: 17518725     EISSN: 17518733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/iet-map.2011.0234     Document Type: Article

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