The effect of ply orientation on the performance of antennas in or on carbon fiber composites

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 116, Issue , 2011, Pages 123-136

  Galehdar, Amir ^a   Rowe, W S T ^a   Ghorbani, K ^a   Callus, P J ^b   John, S ^a   Wang, C H ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ANTENNAS; CARBON FIBERS; LAMINATES; PAPER LAMINATES; SLOT ANTENNAS;

ANISOTROPIC BEHAVIORS; ANISOTROPIC CONDUCTIVITY; CARBON FIBER COMPOSITE; CARBON FIBER LAMINATE; CONFORMAL LOAD-BEARING ANTENNA STRUCTURES; FINITE CONDUCTIVITY; LOSSY DIELECTRICS; WAVEGUIDE TECHNIQUES;

MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS;

EID: 79958180204     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER11031512     Document Type: Article

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