On the existence of nonsuperdirective aperture antennas with directivity patterns within desired bounds

Radio Science

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1671-1679

  Hay, S G ^a   Poulton, G T ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REGIONAL COVERAGE; APERTURE ANTENNAS; APERTURE FIELDS; DIRECTIVITY PATTERN; EXISTENCE OF SOLUTIONS; PRACTICAL PROBLEMS; SHAPED REFLECTOR; UPPER AND LOWER BOUNDS;

DESIGN; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); MICROWAVES; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; MICROWAVE ANTENNAS; SATELLITE ANTENNAS;

ANTENNAS; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA);

EID: 0030286141     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96RS02560     Document Type: Article

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