Theoretical considerations in the optimization of surface waves on a planar structure

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 2057-2063

  Mahmoud, Samir F ^a   Antar, Yahia M M ^b   Hammad, Hany F ^c   Freundorfer, Al P ^c  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARRAYS; ELECTRIC ADMITTANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MILLIMETER WAVES; OPTIMIZATION; PRINTED CIRCUITS; RADIATION; WAVEGUIDES;

DIELECTRIC SLAB; MILLIMETER WAVE POWER COMBINERS; PLANAR STRUCTURE; QUASIOPTICAL POWER COMBINERS; WAVEGUIDE SLOT; YAGI SLOT ARRAYS;

SURFACE WAVES;

EID: 4344716099     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2004.832498     Document Type: Article

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