Design and simulation of circular arrays of trapezoidal-tooth log-periodic antennas via genetic optimization

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 85, Issue , 2008, Pages 243-260

  Gurel L ^a   Ergul O ^a  

^a BILKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL ELECTROMAGNETICS; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); DIRECTIVE ANTENNAS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; LOG PERIODIC ANTENNAS;

ARRAY CONFIGURATIONS; BROADBAND CHARACTERISTICS; COMPLICATED STRUCTURES; DESIGN AND SIMULATION; GENETIC OPTIMIZATION; OPERATIONAL PROPERTIES; OPTIMIZATION PROCEDURES; SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT;

ANTENNA ARRAYS;

EID: 56749184027     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER08081809     Document Type: Article

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