A new efficient moment method formulation for the design of microstrip antennas over a chiral grounded slab

Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 567-592

  Toscano, Alessandro ^a   Vegni, Lucio ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC EXCITATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; ESTIMATION; GREEN'S FUNCTION; INDUCED CURRENTS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS;

BIISOTROPIC CHIRAL GROUNDED SLAB; SOMMERFELD-TYPE INTEGRALS; TRANSVERSE ELECTRIC (TE) WAVES; TRANSVERSE MAGNETIC (TM) WAVES;

MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS;

EID: 0030698933     PISSN: 09205071     EISSN: 15693937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156939397X00846     Document Type: Article

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