A fast impedance and pattern computation scheme for finite antenna arrays

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 3030-3034

  Craeye, Christophe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Active element patterns; Finite arrays; Impedance matrix; Macro basis functions; Multipoles

Indexed keywords

DIPOLE ANTENNAS; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; MATRIX ALGEBRA; METHOD OF MOMENTS; NUMERICAL METHODS; POLES AND ZEROS;

ACTIVE ELEMENT PATTERNS; FINITE ARRAYS; IMPEDANCE MATRIX; MACRO BASIS FUNCTIONS; MULTIPOLES;

ANTENNA ARRAYS;

EID: 33750092815     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2006.882202     Document Type: Article

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