Dual linearly-polarized unit-cells with nearly 2-bit resolution for reflectarray applications in X-band

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 6042-6248

  Pereira, R ^a   Gillard, R ^a   Sauleau, R ^a   Potier, P ^b   Dousset, T ^c   Delestre, X ^c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b Delegation Generale pour l'Armement   (France)

^c Thales S A   (France)

Author keywords

Dual linear polarization; reconfigurable unit cell; reflectarray antenna

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE LOSS; BIT RESOLUTION; CELL SYMMETRY; CENTRAL FREQUENCY; CROSS POLARIZATIONS; DIODE PAIRS; DUAL-LINEAR POLARIZATION; HORIZONTAL POLARIZATION; NUMERICAL RESULTS; PHASE RESOLUTION; PHASE RESPONSE; PHASE-SHIFTING; PIN DIODE; REFLECTARRAY ANTENNAS; REFLECTARRAYS; UNIT CELLS;

ANTENNA ARRAYS; CYTOLOGY; DIODES; DIPOLE ANTENNAS; LOADING; POLARIZATION; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES;

CELLS;

EID: 84870870677     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2012.2213051     Document Type: Article

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