FDTD analysis of CPW-fed folded-slot and multiple-slot antennas on thin substrates

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 217-226

  Tsai, Huan Shang ^a   York, Robert A ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; SUBSTRATES; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

FOLDED SLOT ANTENNAS; MULTIPLE SLOT ANTENNAS;

SLOT ANTENNAS;

EID: 0030082188     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/8.481651     Document Type: Article

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