Almost time-independent performance in time-modulated linear arrays

IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters

Volumn 8, Issue , 2009, Pages 843-846

  Manica, L ^a   Rocca, P ^a   Poli, L ^a   Massa, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Particle swarm (PS) optimization; Pattern synthesis; Time modulated linear arrays (TMLAs)

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM; LINEAR ARRAYS; PARTICLE SWARM; PARTICLE SWARM (PS) OPTIMIZATION; PATTERN SYNTHESIS; RADIO FREQUENCIES; SWITCH-ON;

ARRAY PROCESSING; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); OPTIMIZATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

TIME SWITCHES;

EID: 77950477185     PISSN: 15361225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LAWP.2009.2027452     Document Type: Article

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