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

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In modern wireless communication systems, there is a remarkable demand for high performance, multi-functional, cost-effective and compact devices. In this context, antennas are critical or even limiting components having impact on system performance, cost and compactness.

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Karabey, O.H. (2014). Introduction. In: Electronic Beam Steering and Polarization Agile Planar Antennas in Liquid Crystal Technology. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01424-1_1

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