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Design and performance assessment of active phased arrays for communications satellites

Zaghloul et al., 2000

Document ID
6631801625582821912
Author
Zaghloul A
Gupta R
Kohls E
Kilic O
Publication year
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Proceedings 2000 IEEE International Conference on Phased Array Systems and Technology (Cat. No. 00TH8510)

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This paper discusses the use of active phased arrays for communications satellite systems that require simultaneous multiple beams. The design of the complete phased array aims at satisfying the system requirements. The emphasis in the paper is on the evolution of the …
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