Improved heuristic diffraction coefficients for an impedance wedge at normal incidence

IEE Proceedings: Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 153, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 125-132

  Nechayev, Y I ^a   Constantinou, C C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DIFFRACTIVE OPTICS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE;

HEURISTIC DIFFRACTION; IMPEDANCE WEDGE; NORMAL INCIDENCE;

HEURISTIC METHODS;

EID: 33745952053     PISSN: 13502417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-map:20045150     Document Type: Article

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