Iterative least-squares synthesis methods for conformai array antennas with optimized polarization and frequency properties

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1179-1185

  Vaskelainen, Leo I ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Antenna arrays; Conformai antennas

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; ERRORS; FREQUENCIES; ITERATIVE METHODS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS;

CONFORMAL ARRAY ANTENNAS; ITERATIVE LEAST SQUARES SYNTHESIS METHODS;

ANTENNA ARRAYS;

EID: 0031192533     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/8.596912     Document Type: Article

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