Radiation Q of a small antenna enclosed in an oblate spheroidal volume: Transverse-to-axis polarisation

AEU - International Journal of Electronics and Communications

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 201-205

  Stén, Johan C E ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Physical limitations; Radiation Q; Small antennae; Spheroidal modes; Spheroidal wave functions

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; BANDWIDTH; CALCULATIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; EVALUATION; FUNCTIONS; INTEGRATION; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS;

RADIATION QUALITY FACTOR; SPHEROIDAL WAVE FUNCTIONS; TRANSVERSE-TO-AXIS POLARIZATION;

DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA);

EID: 0041820329     PISSN: 14348411     EISSN: 16180399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1434-8411-54100162     Document Type: Article

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