Design and optimization of a new 1-18 GHz double ridged guide horn antenna

Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 501-516

  Abbas Azimi, M ^a   Arazm, F ^a   Rashed Mohassel, J ^a   Faraji Dana, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); FREQUENCY BANDS; INTERPOLATION; MACHINE DESIGN; NEWTON-RAPHSON METHOD; OPTIMIZATION;

BROADBAND; QUASI NEWTON METHOD;

HORN ANTENNAS;

EID: 34047233712     PISSN: 09205071     EISSN: 15693937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156939307780616810     Document Type: Article

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