Angular-spectral antenna effects in ultra-wideband communications links

IEE Proceedings: Communications

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 99-106

  Malik, W Q ^a   Edwards, D J ^a   Stevens, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; BANDWIDTH; DIRECTIVE ANTENNAS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; SIGNAL DISTORTION; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

ANGULAR DISPERSION; JOINT DISPERSION; POLARIZED UWB ANTENNA; POWER RADIATED;

BROADBAND NETWORKS;

EID: 32544448975     PISSN: 13502425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-com:20050048     Document Type: Article

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