Performance characteristics of the dual exponentially tapered slot antenna (DETSA) for wireless communications applications

IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 305-312

  Greenberg, Marc C ^a   Virga, Kathleen L ^a   Hammond, Cynthia L ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Antenna radiation patterns; Directive antennas; Mobile antennas; Ultra high frequency (UHF) antennas

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA RADIATION; MOBILE ANTENNAS; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

ULTRA HIGH FREQUENCY ANTENNAS;

SLOT ANTENNAS;

EID: 0037616272     PISSN: 00189545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TVT.2003.808796     Document Type: Article

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