Solving some array synthesis problems by means of an effective hybrid approach

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 55, Issue 3 I, 2007, Pages 750-759

  D'Urso, Michele ^a   Isernia, Tommaso ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Array antenna synthesis; Hybrid optimization; Interleaved array; Simulated annealing

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); OPTIMIZATION; SIGNAL INTERFERENCE;

ARRAY ANTENNA SYNTHESIS; HYBRID OPTIMIZATION; INTERLEAVED ARRAY;

ANTENNA ARRAYS;

EID: 34047235261     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2007.891554     Document Type: Article

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