Derivation and validation of the basic design equations for symmetric sub-reflectarrays

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 2336-2346

  Almajali, E'Qab ^a   McNamara, Derek ^a   Shaker, Jafar ^b   Chaharmir, M Reza ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b Radio Science Branch   (Canada)

Author keywords

Basic design equations; experimental validation; sub reflectarrays; subreflectors; theoretical validation

Indexed keywords

DESIGN EQUATION; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; SUB-REFLECTARRAYS; SUB-REFLECTORS; THEORETICAL VALIDATION;

ANTENNAS; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

DESIGN;

EID: 84860655280     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2012.2189694     Document Type: Article

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