Rigorous coupled-wave analysis of radio wave propagation through periodic building structures

IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 204-207

  Yang, Ming ^a   Stavrou, Stavros ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Buildings; Periodic structures; Radio propagation; Rigorous coupled wave analysis (RCWA); Three dimensional (3 D) incidence

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BUILDINGS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC LINES; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; RADIO WAVES; REINFORCED CONCRETE; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; WAVE TRANSMISSION;

FRESNEL COEFFICIENTS; PERIODIC STRUCTURES; RIGOROUS COUPLED-WAVE ANALYSIS (RCWA); THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3-D) INCIDENCE;

RADIO TRANSMISSION;

EID: 11944274301     PISSN: 15361225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LAWP.2004.833709     Document Type: Article

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