1-bit reconfigurable unit cell based on PIN diodes for transmit-array applications in X-band

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 2260-2269

  Clemente, Antonio ^a   Dussopt, Laurent ^a   Sauleau, Ronan ^b   Potier, Patrick ^c   Pouliguen, Philippe ^d  

^a CEA LETI   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^c Delegation Generale pour l'Armement   (France)

^d Strategy Directorate Office for Advanced Research and Innovation Direction Générale de l'Armement DGA   (France)

Author keywords

Active transmit array antennas; active unit cell; discrete lens; reconfigurable antennas

Indexed keywords

1DB COMPRESSION POINT; FULL-WAVE SIMULATIONS; LINEAR POLARIZATION; LOW INSERTION LOSS; LUMPED-ELEMENT CIRCUIT MODEL; NUMERICAL RESULTS; PHASE QUANTIZATION; PHASE STATE; PIN DIODE; RECONFIGURABLE ANTENNA; RECTANGULAR PATCH ANTENNA; TRANSMISSION BANDWIDTH; TRANSMISSION PHASE; UNIT CELLS; VIA-HOLE; WAVEGUIDE SIMULATORS;

ANTENNAS; CELLS; LENS ANTENNAS; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES;

CYTOLOGY;

EID: 84860675346     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2012.2189716     Document Type: Article

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