A brief history of UWB antennas

IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 22-26

  Schantz, Hans Gregory ^a  

^a Next RF Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BICONICAL DIPOLES; BROADBAND NOTCH ANTENNAS; ELECTRIC ANTENNAS; ULTRA-WIDEBAND ANTENNAS;

BANDWIDTH; BROADBAND NETWORKS; RADAR; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; SLOT ANTENNAS; TRANSMITTERS;

ANTENNAS;

EID: 2442653939     PISSN: 08858985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MAES.2004.1301770     Document Type: Review

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5. Ibid. p. 2.
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