The evolution of optimal linear polyfractal arrays using genetic algorithms

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 3604-3615

  Petko, Joshua S ^a   Werner, Douglas H ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Broadband arrays; Fractal random arrays; Fractals; Genetic algorithms; Nature based antenna design

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA LOBES; BANDWIDTH; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; FRACTALS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION; RANDOM PROCESSES;

BROADBAND ARRAYS; FRACTAL-RANDOM ARRAYS; NATURE-BASED ANTENNA DESIGN; POLYFRACTAL ARRAYS; SIDELOBE SUPPRESSION;

ANTENNA ARRAYS;

EID: 28644445032     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2005.858582     Document Type: Article

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