Thinning of aperiodic antenna arrays for low side-lobe levels and broadband operation using genetic algorithms

IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, AP-S International Symposium (Digest)

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 2059-2062

  Spence, T G ^a   Werner, D H ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APERIODIC ANTENNA ARRAYS; BROADBAND OPERATION; SIDE-LOBE LEVELS (SLL); TRANSLATIONAL SYMMETRY;

ANTENNA LOBES; BROADBAND NETWORKS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS;

ANTENNA ARRAYS;

EID: 36148933386     PISSN: 15223965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/APS.2006.1710986     Document Type: Conference Paper

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