Reduction of errors in antenna radiation patterns using optimally truncated spherical wave expansion

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 47, Issue , 2004, Pages 313-333

  Koivisto, Päivi ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALIGNMENT ERROR; ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; ELECTRICAL FIELD; MODAL POWER DISTRIBUTIONS; MODE INDEX; REDUCTION OF ERRORS; SPHERICAL WAVE EXPANSION;

ELECTRIC FIELDS; RANDOM ERRORS;

DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA);

EID: 7544240172     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER03120301     Document Type: Article

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