Projection matrix method for shaped beam synthesis in phased arrays and reflectors

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 55, Issue 3 I, 2007, Pages 675-683

  Bhattacharyya, Arun K ^a  

^a NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Array; Beam synthesis; Projection matrix; Shaped reflector

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA REFLECTORS; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MIRRORS; VECTORS;

PROJECTION MATRIX METHOD; REFLECTOR SURFACE SYNTHESIS; SHAPED BEAM SYNTHESIS;

ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS;

EID: 34047196840     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2007.891570     Document Type: Article

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