Demonstration of reflection-error reduction in antenna radiation patterns using spherical wave expansion

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 280-284

  Koivisto, Päivi ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Antenna radiation pattern measurement; Spherical wave expansion

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE REFLECTION; ERROR ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONS; OPTIMIZATION; VECTORS;

SPHERICAL WAVE EXPANSION (SWE); TRAVELLING FIELDS; TRUNCATION INDEX; WAVE NUMBER;

DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA);

EID: 7544246683     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.20445     Document Type: Article

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