Approaching the lower bounds on q for electrically small electric-dipole antennas using high permeability shells

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 58, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 3865-3872

  Stuart, Howard R ^a   Yaghjian, Arthur D ^b  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^b Research Consultant   (United States)

Author keywords

Dipole antennas; electrically small antennas; lower bounds; quality factor

Indexed keywords

CONVENTIONAL DESIGN; ELECTRIC DIPOLE; ELECTRICALLY SMALL ANTENNAS; HIGH PERMEABILITY; LOWER BOUNDS; MAGNETIC POLARIZATIONS; QUALITY FACTORS; SPHERICAL ANTENNAS; STORED ENERGY; THIN SHELLS;

MAGNETIC MATERIALS; SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

DIPOLE ANTENNAS;

EID: 77957803385     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2010.2078466     Document Type: Article

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