An Analysis of the Radiation from Apertures in Curved Surfaces by the Geometrical Theory of Diffraction

Proceedings of the IEEE

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 1974, Pages 1438-1447

  Pathak, Prabhakar H ^a   Kouyoumjian, Robert G ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC SURFACE WAVES; GEOMETRICAL THEORY OF DIFFRACTION;

ANTENNAS, SLOT - RADIATION;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES;

EID: 0016128973     PISSN: 00189219     EISSN: 15582256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/PROC.1974.9650     Document Type: Article

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