Exact solutions of electromagnetic fields in both near and far zones radiated by thin circularloop antennas: A general representation

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 17411748-

  Li, Le Wei ^a   Leong, Mook Seng ^a   Kooi, Pang Shyan ^a   Yeo, Tat Soon ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Closedform solution; Eigenfunction expansion; Electromagnetic radiation; Loop antennas; Vectorwave functions

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747975324     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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