FDTD simulations of TEM horns and the implications for staircased representations

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 18301838-

  Schneider, John B ^a,b   Shlager, Kurt L ^a,b  

^a Washington State University   (United States)

^b LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

FDTD methods; Horn antennas

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747947138     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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