A fast algorithm based on volume integral equation for analysis of arbitrarily shaped dielectric radomes

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 606-612

  Lu, Cai Cheng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antenna radome; Electromagnetic scattering; Fast algorithm; Integral equation

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ANTENNA RADIATION; ARRAYS; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

VOLUME INTEGRAL EQUATION (VIE);

RADOMES;

EID: 0037705320     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2003.809823     Document Type: Article

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