Characterization of a reflectarray gathered element with electronic control using ohmic RF MEMS and patches aperture-coupled to a delay line

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 60, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 4190-4201

  Carrasco, Eduardo ^a   Barba, Mariano ^a   Reig, Bruno ^b   Dieppedale, Christel ^b   Encinar, José A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

Author keywords

Aperture coupling; microelectromechanical devices; reconfigurable antennas; reflectarrays

Indexed keywords

APERTURE COUPLED; APERTURE COUPLINGS; COPLANAR LINES; ELECTRICAL LENGTH; ELECTRONIC CONTROLS; GOLD WIRE; HIGH IMPEDANCE; MEMS SWITCHES; MICROSTRIP NETWORKS; MICROSTRIPES; RECONFIGURABLE ANTENNA; REFLECTARRAY ELEMENTS; REFLECTARRAYS; REFLECTION AND TRANSMISSION; RF APPLICATIONS; RF-MEMS; WAVEGUIDE SIMULATORS;

CONTROL; ELECTRIC SWITCHES; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MICROSTRIP LINES; PHASE CONTROL; WAVES;

ANTENNA ARRAYS;

EID: 84866099736     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2012.2207046     Document Type: Article

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