Some considerations on the correct measurement of the gain and bandwidth of electrically small antennas

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 156-160

  Staub, O ^a   Zurcher J F ^a   Skrivervik, A ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Antenna measurement; Baluns; Dielectric antennas; Internal antennas; Small antennas

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA FEEDERS; ANTENNA GROUNDS; BANDWIDTH; GAIN MEASUREMENT; PERFORMANCE;

ANTENNA TESTING; DIELECTRIC ANTENNAS; SMALL ANTENNAS;

MICROWAVE ANTENNAS;

EID: 0031999511     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2760(19980220)17:3<156::AID-MOP2>3.0.CO;2-I     Document Type: Article

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