A novel miniature broadband/multiband antenna based on an end-loaded planar open-sleeve dipole

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 3614-3620

  Spence, Thomas G ^a   Werner, Douglas H ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Broadband antennas; Genetic algorithms (gas); Open sleeve dipole; Printed antennas; Small antennas

Indexed keywords

BROAD-BAND ANTENNA; BROADBAND ANTENNAS; DESIGN PARAMETERS; DUAL-BAND; MEASURED RESULTS; OPERATING BANDWIDTH; PRINTED ANTENNA; SMALL ANTENNA;

GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MINIATURE INSTRUMENTS;

DIPOLE ANTENNAS;

EID: 34548609231     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2006.886493     Document Type: Article

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