A deterministic approach to the synthesis of pencil beams through planar thinned arrays

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 101, Issue , 2010, Pages 217-230

  Bucci, O M ^a   Isernia, T ^b   Morabito, A F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIATION;

CIRCULAR ARRAYS; DETERMINISTIC APPROACH; FITTING PROCEDURE; PENCIL BEAM; RADIATING ELEMENTS; REFERENCE SOURCE; SIDELOBE LEVELS; THINNED ARRAY;

CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS;

EID: 77949304014     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER10010104     Document Type: Article

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