Hybrid FDTD/AUTOCAD® method for the analysis of BOR horns and reflectors

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 236-243

  Yang, Zijiang ^a   Chen, Yinchao ^a   Yu, Wenhua ^b   Mittra, Raj ^b  

^a University of South Carolina   (United States)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bodies of revolution (BOR); Finite difference time domain (FDTD); Horns; Reflectors

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ANTENNA REFLECTORS; BODIES OF REVOLUTION; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); ELECTRIC CURRENTS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; RADAR SYSTEMS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

MAGNETIC CURRENTS; PERFECTLY MATCHED LAYER;

HORN ANTENNAS;

EID: 0038754034     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.10881     Document Type: Article

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