Active and Reconfigurable Photonic-Bandgap Structures

Abstract

Progress is reported for several interrelated projects that integrate the areas of quasi-optical electronics, photonic-bandgap (PBG) structures, and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS). These include quasi-optical arrays integrated with photonic-bandgap structures for generation, reception, mixing, linearization, and retrodirection of signals; several beam-steering arrays using reconfigurable PBG ground planes, quasi-optical grids, and reconfigurable elements; and MEMS components for reconfigurable transceivers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 10, 2002
Accession Number
ADA411049

Entities

People

  • Jung-chih Chiao
  • Wayne A. Shiroma

Organizations

  • University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bandwidth
  • Beam Steering
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Computational Science
  • Computations
  • Computers
  • Conductivity
  • Current Density
  • Electrical Conductivity
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Microelectromechanical Systems
  • Models
  • Simulations
  • Three Dimensional
  • Tissues
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Microwave Engineering.
  • Phased Array Antenna Design.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics