Comparison of Synthesis Strategies for a Dual-Polarized Reflectarray

<table class="table-group" width="800px"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><img alt="708429.fig.0012a" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ijap/volume-2012/708429/figures/708429.fig.0012a.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(a) </b><i>MRC </i>layout at 0° longitude</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><img alt="708429.fig.0012b" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ijap/volume-2012/708429/figures/708429.fig.0012b.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(b) </b><i>MRC</i> layout at 0° latitude</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

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Figure 12: Comparison of Synthesis Strategies for a Dual-Polarized Reflectarray 