A History of Phased Array Antennas

History of Wireless

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 567-603

  Mailloux, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromechanical scanning; Frequency scanning; Phased array antennas; Scientific history; Technology of phased arrays

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889300122     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/0471783021.ch17     Document Type: Chapter

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