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IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques
Volume 48 Number 12, December 2000

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K-Band Phased Array Antennas Based on Ba0.60Sr0.40TiO3 Thin-Film Phase Shifters

Robert R. Romanofsky, Senior Member, IEEE Jennifer T. Bernhard, Frederick W. Van Keuls, Member, IEEE Félix A. Miranda, Senior Member, IEEE Gregory Washington and Chadwick Canedy

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This paper summarizes the development of a prototype 23.675-GHz linear 16-element scanning phased array antenna based on thin ferroelectric film coupled microstripline phase shifters and microstrip patch radiators. A new type of scanning reflectarray antenna is introduced.

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