Antenna radiation enhancement by increasing main to side lobe ratio

Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 413-421

  Hamid, Michael ^a   Choudhry, Sanjiv ^a  

^a University of South Alabama   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA REFLECTORS; ELECTRIC CURRENT DISTRIBUTION; OPTIMIZATION;

ANTENNA RADIATION ENHANCEMENT;

ANTENNA LOBES;

EID: 0032624954     PISSN: 09205071     EISSN: 15693937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156939399X01005     Document Type: Article

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