Efficient determination of the near-field in the vicinity of an antenna for the estimation of its safety perimeter

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 103, Issue , 2010, Pages 371-391

  Laviada, J ^a   Alvarez Lopez Y ^a   Las Heras, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA ARRAYS; DIRECTIVE ANTENNAS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; MOBILE ANTENNAS;

BASE STATION ANTENNAS; CELLULAR PHONE SYSTEMS; FAR FIELD APPROXIMATION; NEAR FIELDS; RADIATING SYSTEMS; SOURCE RECONSTRUCTION METHODS (SRM); SPATIAL DOMAINS;

LOG PERIODIC ANTENNAS;

EID: 77953791520     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/pier10031807     Document Type: Article

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