New results for minimum Q, maximum gain, and polarization properties of electrically small arbitrary antennas

European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2009, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1993-1996

  Pozar, David M ^a  

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ANTENNA PERFORMANCE; CIRCULARLY POLARIZED; ELECTRICALLY SMALL ANTENNAS; FUNDAMENTAL LIMITS; LOSSLESS; MAGNETIC SOURCES; MAXIMUM GAIN; NEW RESULTS; POLARIZATION PROPERTIES; SMALL ANTENNA; TE MODE;

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; POLARIZATION;

ANTENNAS;

EID: 70349866365     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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