The analysis of microwave antennas using the FDTD method

Microwave Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 134-150

  Chebolu, Siva ^a   Mittra, Raj ^a   Becker, Wiren D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b IBM   (United States)

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