Eigenmode analysis of small multielement spherical antennas

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2841-2851

  Stuart, Howard R ^a  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Q factor; Resonant antennas; Small antennas

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORKS; MODAL ANALYSIS;

EIGEN MODES; Q-FACTOR; RESONANT ANTENNAS; SMALL ANTENNAS;

ANTENNAS;

EID: 51749099834     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2008.928784     Document Type: Article

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