Broad-band fragmented aperture phased array element design using genetic algorithms

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 3280-3287

  Thors, Björn ^a,b   Steyskal, Hans ^a,c   Holter, Henrik ^d  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b ERICSSON RESEARCH   (Sweden)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d SAAB AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Broad band antennas; Finite difference time domain (FDTD); Genetic algorithm (GA); Phased arrays

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESIGN; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION; PERMITTIVITY; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

BROADBAND ANTENNAS; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN (FDTD); PHASED ARRAY ELEMENT DESIGN;

ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS;

EID: 27644548491     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2005.856340     Document Type: Article

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