Analysis of a plasma-column antenna using FDTD method

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 252-259

  Lee, Yoonjae ^a   Ganguly, Suman ^a  

^a Center for Remote Sensing Inc Fairfax   (United States)

Author keywords

Dispersive material; FDTD; Plasma antenna; Reconfigurable antenna; Surface wave

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA PATTERN; DISPERSIVE MATERIALS; PLASMA ANTENNA; RECONFIGURATION ANTENNA;

ATTENUATION; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; PLASMAS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

ANTENNAS;

EID: 23844539975     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.20959     Document Type: Article

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