Estimation of antenna effect on ultra-wideband pulse shape in transmission and reception

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility

Volumn 51, Issue 3 PART 2, 2009, Pages 604-610

  Rambabu, K ^a,b   Tan, Adrian Eng Choon ^a,b   Chan, Kevin Khee Meng ^a,b   Chia, Michael Yan Wah ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE FOR INFOCOMM RESEARCH   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Antenna effect on UWB pulse; Impulse response of UWB antennas; Oblique incidence; Ultra wideband (UWB)

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA EFFECT ON UWB PULSE; ANTENNA EFFECTS; GAUSSIAN PULSE; OBLIQUE INCIDENCE; PULSE SHAPES; TRANSMITTED PULSE; TRANSVERSE ELECTROMAGNETIC HORNS; ULTRA-WIDEBAND PULSE; UWB ANTENNA; UWB PULSE;

BROADBAND NETWORKS; FREQUENCY ESTIMATION; HORN ANTENNAS; IMPULSE RESPONSE; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; RECEIVING ANTENNAS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

ULTRA-WIDEBAND (UWB);

EID: 69549124003     PISSN: 00189375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEMC.2009.2023364     Document Type: Article

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