Forward-backward iterative physical optics algorithm for computing the RCS of open-ended cavities

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 793-799

  Burkholder, Robert J ^a   Lundin, Tomas ^b  

^a Ohio State University   (United States)

^b SAAB AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic scattering; Iterative methods; Open waveguides; Physical optics (PO); Radar cross sections

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; ITERATIVE METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; PHYSICAL OPTICS; RADAR CROSS SECTION; VECTORS; WAVEGUIDES;

FAST FAR FIELD APPROXIMATION; FORWARD BACKWARD ITERATIVE METHODS; OPEN WAVEGUIDES;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING;

EID: 13944274112     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2004.841317     Document Type: Article

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