Optimization Techniques for Antenna Arrays

Proceedings of the IEEE

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 1971, Pages 1664-1674

  Cheng, David K ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES;

RADIO ANTENNAS--ARRAYS;

EID: 0015203416     PISSN: 00189219     EISSN: 15582256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/PROC.1971.8523     Document Type: Article

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