Threshold electromagnetic classification approach for cylinders embedded in a lossy medium by using a neural network technique

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 13-16

  Bermani, E ^a   Caorsi, S ^a   Raffetto, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; NEURAL NETWORKS;

INVERSE-SCATTERING TECHNIQUES;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING;

EID: 0033909821     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2760(20000105)24:1<13::AID-MOP5>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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