On the Constrained Synthesis of Array Patterns with Applications to Circular and Arc Arrays

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 1984, Pages 725-730

  Prasad, Surendra ^a   Charan, Ram ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIPOLI   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING - ALGORITHMS;

ARRAY PATTERNS; BEAM OPTIMIZATION;

ANTENNAS;

EID: 0021468533     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: 15582221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.1984.1143404     Document Type: Article

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