Linear array thinning exploiting almost difference sets

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 57, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 3800-3812

  Oliveri, Giacomo ^a   Donelli, Massimo ^a   Massa, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Almost difference sets; Array antennas; Linear arrays; Sidelobe control; Thinned arrays

Indexed keywords

ARRAY ANTENNAS; DIFFERENCE SETS; LINEAR ARRAYS; SIDELOBE CONTROL; THINNED ARRAY;

ANTENNAS; BINARY SEQUENCES;

ARRAY PROCESSING;

EID: 72649103796     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2009.2027243     Document Type: Article

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