Complex resonance and radiation of hemispherical dielectric-resonator antenna with a concentric conductor

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 524-531

  Leung, Kwok Wa ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (Hong Kong)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Dielectric antennas; Mode matching methods; Moment methods; Resonance

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRIC CONDUCTORS; DIELECTRIC-RESONATOR ANTENNAS (DRA);

ANTENNA RADIATION; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; GREEN'S FUNCTION; METHOD OF MOMENTS; PERMITTIVITY; Q FACTOR MEASUREMENT;

MICROWAVE ANTENNAS;

EID: 0035273828     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.910557     Document Type: Article

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