A reconfigurable Yagi antenna for wireless communications

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 140-141

  Wahid, P F ^a   Ali, M A ^a   DeLoach Jr , B C ^a  

^a University of Central Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Reconfigurable antenna; Wireless communications; Yagi antenna

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA LOBES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FREQUENCIES; OPTICAL SWITCHES; PERFORMANCE; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

FRONT-TO-BACK RATIO; SOFTWARE PACKAGE IE3D; YAGI ANTENNA;

ANTENNA ARRAYS;

EID: 0038804182     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.10997     Document Type: Article

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