Efficient analysis of the radial waveguide feed network for microstrip antenna arrays

Radio Science

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 57-64

  Hui, H T ^a   Sheng, X Q ^a   Yung, E K N ^a   Luk, K M ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ANTENNA ARRAYS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; ELECTRIC NETWORK TOPOLOGY; ELECTRIC WIRE; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; GREEN'S FUNCTION; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; METHOD OF MOMENTS; MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS; OPTIMIZATION; VECTORS; CIRCULAR WAVEGUIDES; COMPLEX NETWORKS; ELECTRIC CURRENT DISTRIBUTION MEASUREMENT; WAVEGUIDES;

FEED NETWORK; RADIAL WAVEGUIDE;

WAVEGUIDES; ANTENNA FEEDERS;

ARRAY ELEMENTS; CYLINDRICAL COORDINATES; DYADIC GREEN'S FUNCTIONS; EFFICIENT ANALYSIS; NEW DIMENSIONS; NUMERICAL CALCULATION; RADIAL WAVEGUIDES; UNIFORM CURRENT DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0033877540     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999RS900079     Document Type: Article

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