High impedance ground plane (HIGP) incorporated with resistance for radar cross section (RCS) reduction of antenna

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 84, Issue , 2008, Pages 307-319

  Zheng, Q R ^a   Yan, Y M ^a   Cao, X Y ^a   Yuan, N C ^a  

^a AIR FORCE ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ANTENNA GROUNDS; PLANAR WAVEGUIDES; RADAR; RADAR ABSORBING MATERIALS; RADAR ANTENNAS; RADAR MEASUREMENT; SLOT ANTENNAS; WAVEGUIDES;

ABSORBENT MATERIALS; ABSORBING CHARACTERISTICS; HIGH IMPEDANCE GROUND PLANE; HIGH IMPEDANCE SURFACE; HIGH-IMPEDANCE PROPERTY; MEASURED RESULTS; RADAR CROSS SECTION REDUCTION; WAVEGUIDE SLOT ANTENNAS;

RADAR CROSS SECTION;

EID: 52949083950     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER08072003     Document Type: Article

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