Vertically multilayer-stacked yagi antenna with single and dual polarizations

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1022-1030

  Kramer, Olivier ^a   Djerafi, Tarek ^a   Wu, Ke ^a  

^a POLY GRAMES RESEARCH CENTER   (Canada)

Author keywords

Balun; Circular patch; Dipole; Dual polarization; Microstrip antenna; Stacked antenna; Yagi Uda

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); DIRECTIVE ANTENNAS; GEOMETRY; MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS; MICROWAVE ANTENNAS; MILLIMETER WAVES; POLARIZATION; SLOT ANTENNAS; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

BALUN; CIRCULAR PATCH; DIPOLE; DUAL-POLARIZATIONS; STACKED ANTENNAS; YAGI-UDA;

ANTENNA ARRAYS;

EID: 77950798275     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2010.2041155     Document Type: Article

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