A novel low-profile wideband UHF antenna

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 121, Issue , 2011, Pages 75-88

  Chen, A ^a   Jiang, T ^a   Chen, Z ^b   Su, D ^a  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; OMNIDIRECTIONAL ANTENNAS; RAILROAD CARS; RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION; RAILROADS;

FLUSH-MOUNTED; HIGH SPEED TRAIN (HST); IMPEDANCE BANDWIDTHS; LOW-PROFILE ANTENNAS; OMNIDIRECTIONAL RADIATION PATTERN; PLANAR SURFACE; SHORT CIRCUITING; ULTRA-HIGH FREQUENCY;

DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA);

EID: 81355139786     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER11081302     Document Type: Article

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