Method of moments analysis of EM fields in a multilayered spheroid radiated by a thin circular loop antenna

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 2391-2402

  Li, Le Wei ^a,b   Yeo, Mui Seng ^a   Leong, Mook Seng ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE MIT ALLIANCE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; ELECTRIC WIRE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE REFLECTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE TRANSMISSION; GREEN'S FUNCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHOD OF MOMENTS;

ANTENNA WIRE; CICULAR LOOP ANTENNA; DIELECTRIC SPHEROID;

LOOP ANTENNAS;

EID: 4644350501     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2004.834018     Document Type: Article

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