Comparing electrically small folded conical and spherical helix antennas based on a genetic algorithm optimization

Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications

Volumn 23, Issue 11-12, 2009, Pages 1585-1593

  Lim, S ^a   Ling, H ^b  

^a University of Hawaii at Manoa   (United States)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA STRUCTURES; GENETIC-ALGORITHM OPTIMIZATIONS; HELIX STRUCTURES; OPTIMAL GEOMETRY; OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE; SEARCH TOOLS; SPHERICAL HELIX;

GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION; SPHERES;

ANTENNAS;

EID: 73149116867     PISSN: 09205071     EISSN: 15693937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156939309789476329     Document Type: Article

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