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A 3‐D metal printed folded‐shorted patch array with an integrated feeding circuit offering dual‐band circularly polarised radiation for cubesat applications

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A 3‐D metal printed folded‐shorted patch array with an integrated feeding circuit offering dual‐band circularly polarised radiation for cubesat applications. / Li, Yuepei; Rao, Jiayu; Wang, Lei et al.
In: Electronics Letters, Vol. 60, No. 2, e13024, 31.01.2024.

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Li, Y, Rao, J, Wang, L, Ding, Y & Podilchak, SK 2024, 'A 3‐D metal printed folded‐shorted patch array with an integrated feeding circuit offering dual‐band circularly polarised radiation for cubesat applications', Electronics Letters, vol. 60, no. 2, e13024. https://doi.org/10.1049/ell2.13024

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Li, Y., Rao, J., Wang, L., Ding, Y., & Podilchak, S. K. (2024). A 3‐D metal printed folded‐shorted patch array with an integrated feeding circuit offering dual‐band circularly polarised radiation for cubesat applications. Electronics Letters, 60(2), Article e13024. https://doi.org/10.1049/ell2.13024

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Li Y, Rao J, Wang L, Ding Y, Podilchak SK. A 3‐D metal printed folded‐shorted patch array with an integrated feeding circuit offering dual‐band circularly polarised radiation for cubesat applications. Electronics Letters. 2024 Jan 31;60(2):e13024. Epub 2024 Jan 13. doi: 10.1049/ell2.13024

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Li, Yuepei ; Rao, Jiayu ; Wang, Lei et al. / A 3‐D metal printed folded‐shorted patch array with an integrated feeding circuit offering dual‐band circularly polarised radiation for cubesat applications. In: Electronics Letters. 2024 ; Vol. 60, No. 2.

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