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Beam-forming feeds

Ajioka et al., 1988

Document ID
12553397499022909322
Author
Ajioka J
McFarland J
Publication year
Publication venue
Antenna Handbook: Theory, Applications, and Design

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When phased arrays were relatively simple, antenna subassemblies were easy to identify as feed networks, phasors, and radiating aperture. Modern phased arrays, however, have become quite complex, with a wide variety of designs and physical implementations …
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