Analysis of Dielectric-Resonator Antennas with Emphasis on Hemispherical Structures

IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 20-31

  Kishk, Ahmed A ^a   Zhou, G ^a   Glisson, Allen W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC DEVICES; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; RESONATORS;

DIELECTRIC RESONATORS; METHOD OF MOMENTS;

SLOT ANTENNAS;

EID: 0028413287     PISSN: 10459243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/74.275547     Document Type: Article

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