A simple way of obtaining optimized patterns using the Woodward-Lawson method

IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 100-103

  Rodriquez J A ^a   Ares, F ^a   Lopez P ^a   Moreno, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antenna arrays; Antenna radiation patterns; Multibeam antennas; Optimization methods; Shaped beam antennas

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA ARRAYS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTIMIZATION;

MULTIBEAM ANTENNAS; ORCHARD-ELLIOTT METHOD; SHAPED BEAM ANTENNAS; WOODWARD-LAWSON METHOD;

DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA);

EID: 33746969901     PISSN: 10459243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MAP.2006.1645571     Document Type: Article

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