A C/Ka dual frequency dual layer circularly polarized reflectarray antenna with microstrip ring elements

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2871-2876

  Han, Chulmin ^a   Rodenbeck, Christopher ^a   Huang, John ^b   Chang, Kai ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Circular polarization; Microstrip; Reflectarray

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA ARRAYS; ANTENNA FEEDERS; ANTENNA REFLECTORS; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; HORN ANTENNAS;

CIRCULAR POLARIZATION; MICROSTRIP RING ELEMENTS; REFLECTARRAY ANTENNA;

MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS;

EID: 9744258805     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2004.835144     Document Type: Article

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