Electronic Beam Steering and Polarization Agile Planar Antennas in Liquid Crystal Technology

• Main Author: Karabey, Onur Hamza (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Microwaves.; Optical engineering.; Electronics.; Microelectronics.; Optical materials.; Electronic materials.; Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering.; Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation.; Optical and Electronic Materials.

This book describes the characterization of liquid crystal materials at microwave frequencies and the usage of these materials in reconfigurable planar antennas and in their electrical tunable components. It reports for the first time the realization of a two-dimensional electronic beam steering ant...