Improving the radiation characteristics of a base station antenna array using a particle swarm optimizer

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1690-1698

  Zaharis, Z D ^a   Kampitaki, D G ^a   Lazaridis, P I ^a,b   Papastergiou, A I ^a   Hatzigaidas, A T ^a   Gallion, P B ^b  

^a ALEXANDER TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b TELECOM PARISTECH   (France)

Author keywords

Antenna arrays; Antenna radiation patterns; Base station antennas; Optimization methods; Particle swarm optimization

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BASE STATIONS; BROADCASTING; CONSTRAINT THEORY; DIPOLE ANTENNAS; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); RADIATION EFFECTS;

BASE STATION ANTENNAS; LINEAR ANTENNA ARRAYS; MATCHING CONDITION; PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZER;

ANTENNA ARRAYS;

EID: 34249823115     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.22505     Document Type: Article

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