Analysis of total transmission loss and cross-polarization of a hemi-spherical dielectric radome with rain-water layer: A closed form solution

Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 731-752

  Leong, Mook Seng ^a   Li, Le Wei ^a   Ma, Xin ^a   Kooi, Pang Shyan ^a   Yeo, Tat Soon ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; RADOMES; RAIN;

RAIN-WATER LAYER;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0031676073     PISSN: 09205071     EISSN: 15693937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156939398X01015     Document Type: Article

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