An analysis of the CTHA's resonance currents and the resulting radiation shapes

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 53, Issue 1 II, 2005, Pages 377-385

  Pertl, Franz A ^a   Smith, James E ^a   Nutter Jr , Roy S ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Circular loop array; Helical antennas

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA ARRAYS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); ELECTRIC CURRENT DISTRIBUTION; LOOP ANTENNAS;

CIRCULAR LOOP ARRAY; CONTRAWOUND TOROIDAL HELICAL ANTENNA; RESONANCE CURRENT;

HELICAL ANTENNAS;

EID: 13244287865     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2004.838790     Document Type: Article

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