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Origami-Driven Manufacturing of Reflectarrays or Transmitarrays with Feeds and Fixture

Ko et al., 2024

Document ID
15806705138239096732
Author
Ko K
Lai F
Chen Y
Publication year
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IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology

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This article presents an advancement in reflectarray and transmitarray technology achieved through the integration of the aperture, feed, and fixture onto one flexible substrate. In contrast to previous studies that focused on only the deployability or reconfigurability of the …
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