New wide-aperture-dimension formula obtained by using a particle swarm optimization for optimum gain pyramidal horns

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1201-1205

  Akdagli, Ali ^a   Guney, Kerim ^a  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Particle swarm optimization; Pyramidal horn; Wide aperture dimension

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATION THEORY; MICROWAVES; OPTIMIZATION;

PARTICLE-SWARM OPTIMIZATION (PSO); PYRAMIDAL HORN; WIDE APERTURE DIMENSION;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 33646545716     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.21580     Document Type: Article

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