Reconfigurable Antennas: the State of the Art

• Autorzy: Yashchyshyn Y.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The paper provides an overview of the state of the art in the area of reconfigurable antennas. This emerging area has been rapidly developing in the recent years. This article brings a comprehensive summary of the high quality applied and fundamental research contributions in the above-mentioned field. A broad spectrum of topics is covered, reflecting the areas in which Institute of Radioelectronics's expertise is recognized worldwide.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

antenna arrays; reconfigurable antennas; semiconductor devices; MEMS switches; surface PIN diodes

• Wydawca: Polish Academy of Sciences, Committee of Electronics and Telecommunication
• Czasopismo: International Journal of Electronics and Telecommunications
• Rocznik: 2010
• Tom: Vol. 56, No. 3
• Strony: 319--326
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 38 poz., il.

Twórcy

autor

Yashchyshyn Y.

• Institute of Radioelectronics, Warsaw University of Technology, Nowowiejska 15/19, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland,

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