Optimization of linear sparse array antennas consisting of electromagnetically coupled apertures

Conference Proceedings - 1st European Radar Conference, EuRAD

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 301-304

  Coman, C I ^a   Lager, I E ^a   Ligthart, L P ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC WAVEGUIDES; ELECTROMAGNETISM; FREQUENCIES; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

DESIGN PARAMETERS; ELECTROMAGNETICALLY COUPLED ARRAYS; GENERALIZED SCATTERING MATRIX; WAVEGUIDE ANTENNAS;

ANTENNA ARRAYS;

EID: 19644390316     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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