Radiation characteristics of a spheroidal slot antenna coated with isorefractive materials

Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1605-1619

  Hamid, A K ^a   Cooray, F R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA RADIATION; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); WAVE FUNCTIONS;

DELTA GAP SOURCE; EXPANSION COEFFICIENTS; ISOREFRACTIVE COATING; ISOREFRACTIVE MATERIALS;

SLOT ANTENNAS;

EID: 34548621555     PISSN: 09205071     EISSN: 15693937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156939307781870907     Document Type: Article

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