Effects of EBG reflection phase profiles on the input impedance and bandwidth of ultrathin directional dipoles

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 3664-3672

  Abedin, M Faisal ^a   Ali, Mohammod ^a  

^a University of South Carolina   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic bandgap (EBG); Input impedance; Low profile; Reflection phase

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA ARRAYS; ANTENNA REFLECTORS; BANDWIDTH; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE REFLECTION;

ELECTROMAGNETIC BANDGAP; INPUT IMPEDANCE; REFLECTION PHASE;

DIPOLE ANTENNAS;

EID: 28644433764     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2005.858584     Document Type: Article

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