Determining the polarisation properties of an antenna using arbitrary and unknown field probes

IEE Proceedings: Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 144, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 431-436

  Smegal, R J ^a   Landecker, T L ^a   Vaneldik, J F ^b   Routledge, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antennas; Phase amplitude measurement; Polarisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 29144511168     PISSN: 13502417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-map:19971402     Document Type: Article

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