A Channel-Based Statistical Approach to Antenna Performance in UWB Communications

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 3207-3215

  Sibille, Alain ^a   Roblin, C ^a   Bories, S ^b   Lepage, A C ^c  

^a ENSTA PARISTECH   (France)

^b CEA LETI   (France)

^c TELECOM PARISTECH   (France)

Author keywords

channels; Communication system performance; multipath; signal to noise ratio; ultrawideband (UWB) antennas

Indexed keywords

EID: 45349089598     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: 15582221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2006.883993     Document Type: Article

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