A self-similar fractal radiation pattern synthesis technique for reconfigurable multiband arrays

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1486-1498

  Werner, Douglas H ^a   Gingrich, Mark A ^a   Werner, Pingjuan L ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antenna arrays; Fractals; Multiband arrays; Reconfigurable apertures

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); FRACTALS; SWITCHING;

MULTIBAND ARRAYS;

ANTENNA ARRAYS;

EID: 0041663547     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2003.813608     Document Type: Article

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