Improved analysis of antenna radiation from a circular aperture covered by a dielectric hemispherical radome shell

IEE Proceedings: Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 144-150

  Li, L W ^a   Leong, M S ^a   Zhou, L ^a   Yeo, T S ^a   Kooi, P S ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULAR WAVEGUIDES; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; GREEN'S FUNCTION; MAGNETISM; RADOMES;

DIELECTRIC RADOME; HUYGEN'S EQUIVALENCE PRINCIPLE;

ANTENNA RADIATION;

EID: 0033750935     PISSN: 13502417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-map:20000217     Document Type: Article

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