Computation of EM field scattered by an open-ended cavity and by a cavity under radome using the iterative physical optics

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 80, Issue , 2008, Pages 77-105

  Hemon, R ^a   Pouliguen, P ^b   He, H ^a   Saillard, J ^a   Damiens, J F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NANTES   (France)

^b Delegation Generale pour l'Armement   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PHYSICAL OPTICS; RADAR CROSS SECTION; SCATTERING; WAVELENGTH;

ITERATIVE PHYSICAL OPTICS (IPO); MAGNETIC FIELD INTEGRAL EQUATION (MFIE);

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES;

EID: 40449130436     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER07110803     Document Type: Article

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