Terahertz antenna phase shifters using integrally-gated graphene transmission-lines

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1528-1537

  Chen, Pai Yen ^a   Argyropoulos, Christos ^a   Alu, Andrea ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Beam steering; beamforming; graphene; phase shifters; phased array antennas; terahertz

Indexed keywords

BEAMFORMING; GRAPHENE; TRAVELING WAVE ANTENNAS;

ANALOG PHASE SHIFTER; BEAM-STEERING; ELECTRONIC PHASE SHIFTER; ELECTRONIC SWITCHES; PARALLEL PLATE WAVEGUIDE; PHASED ANTENNA ARRAYS; PHASED ARRAY ANTENNAS; TERA HERTZ;

PHASE SHIFTERS;

EID: 84876046801     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2012.2220327     Document Type: Article

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