Fast array analysis using a combination of FDTD and matrix manipulation techniques

IEE Proceedings: Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 152, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 260-266

  Douvalis, V ^a   Hao, Y ^a   Parini, C G ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MATRIX ALGEBRA; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

ANTENNA ARRAY DESIGN; COMPUTER MEMORY; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN (FDTD); FULL-WAVE SIMULATIONS;

ANTENNA ARRAYS;

EID: 25144498034     PISSN: 13502417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-map:20045078     Document Type: Article

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