Superconducting Microstrip Antennas: An Experimental Comparison of Two Feeding Methods

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 1993, Pages 967-974

  Richard, M A ^a   Bhasin, K B ^a   Claspy, P C ^b  

^a NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA FEEDERS; BANDWIDTH COMPRESSION; ELECTRIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTORS; PERMITTIVITY; SUBSTRATES; SUPERCONDUCTING DEVICES;

FEEDING METHODS; SUPERCONDUCTING MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS;

MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS;

EID: 0027629552     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: 15582221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/8.237630     Document Type: Article

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