FDTD analysis of serial corner-fed square patch antennas for single- and dual-polarised applications

IEE Proceedings: Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 146, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 205-208

  Gao, S C ^a   Li, J ^b  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FUYANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

METALLIC BOUNDARIES; PATCH ANTENNAS; STAIRCASE APPROXIMATION;

MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS;

EID: 0032688421     PISSN: 13502417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-map:19990211     Document Type: Article

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