Reconfigurable reflectarrays based on optimized spiraphase-type elements

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1821-1830

  Rodriguez Zamudio, Jesus ^a   Martinez Lopez, Jose I ^a   Rodriguez Cuevas, Jorge ^a   Martynyuk, Alexander E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Antenna arrays; beam steering; phased arrays; reflectarrays

Indexed keywords

APERTURE EFFICIENCY; BEAM-STEERING; CROSS POLARIZATIONS; DISSIPATIVE LOSS; ELEVATION ANGLE; FINITE ARRAY; INFINITE ARRAYS; OPTIMIZATION GOALS; PIN DIODE; RADIAL STUB; RADIATION CHARACTERISTICS; RE-CONFIGURABLE; REFLECTARRAYS; RING SLOT RESONATORS; SWITCHABLE;

ANTENNA ARRAYS; ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84859803489     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2012.2186231     Document Type: Article

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