Methods of Constructing Optimum Phased-Array Antennas for Limited Field of View

IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 39-49

  Skobelev, Sergei P ^a,b,c,d  

^a Joint Stock Company Radiophyzika   (Russian Federation)

^b MOSCOW INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS AND TECHNOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^c Research Institute of Radio Physics   (Russian Federation)

^d Antenna Department   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Antenna radiation patterns; Phased array antennas

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; DIELECTRIC WAVEGUIDES; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); GAIN CONTROL; OPTIMIZATION;

MULTIPORT NETWORKS;

ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS;

EID: 0032046098     PISSN: 10459243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/74.683541     Document Type: Article

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