Electromagnetic analysis of a non invasive microwave radiometry imaging system emphasizing on the focusing sensitivity optimization

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 90, Issue , 2009, Pages 385-407

  Giamalaki, M I ^a   Karanasiou, I S ^a   Uzunoglu, N K ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; FOCUSING; IMAGING SYSTEMS; METAMATERIALS; MICROWAVES; RADIOMETRY; RECEIVING ANTENNAS;

DIFFERENT FREQUENCY; ELECTRIC FIELD DISTRIBUTIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC ANALYSIS; GREEN'S FUNCTION TECHNIQUE; IMAGING CONFIGURATIONS; LEFT HANDED MATERIALS; MICROWAVE RADIOMETRY; SENSITIVITY OPTIMIZATION;

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 65449135546     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER09010803     Document Type: Article

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