Correlation-based pattern stability analysis and a figure of merit for UWB antennas

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 3184-3191

  Dissanayake, Tharaka ^a   Esselle, Karu P ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antenna bandwidth; Broadband; Characterization; Correlation; Fidelity; Multiband; Optimization; Pattern stability factor (PSF); Radiation pattern; Stability; Transfer function; Ultrawideband (UWB); Wideband

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA BANDWIDTH; BROADBAND; FIDELITY; MULTIBAND; PATTERN STABILITY; RADIATION PATTERN; WIDE-BAND;

ANTENNAS; BANDWIDTH; BROADBAND NETWORKS; CORRELATION METHODS; FREQUENCY BANDS; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION; OPTIMIZATION; STABILITY; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; ULTRA-WIDEBAND (UWB);

DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA);

EID: 42549123583     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2006.883965     Document Type: Article

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