Control of leaky-mode propagation and radiation properties in hybrid dielectric-waveguide printed-circuit technology: Experimental results

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 3383-3390

  Gómez Tornero, José Luis ^a   Goussetis, George ^b   Feresidis, Alexandros P ^c   Melcón, Alejandro Alvarez ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hybrid waveguide printed circuit technology; Leaky wave antennas; Sidelobes level control; Tapering antennas

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC WAVEGUIDES; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS;

HYBRID WAVEGUIDE PRINTED CIRCUIT TECHNOLOGY; LEAKY-WAVE ANTENNAS; SIDELOBES LEVEL CONTROL; TAPERING ANTENNAS;

PRINTED CIRCUIT MANUFACTURE;

EID: 34547654413     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2006.884298     Document Type: Article

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