Bit error rate reduction for circular ultrawideband antenna by dynamic differential evolution

International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 260-271

  Ho, Min Hui ^a   Chiu, Chien Ching ^a   Liao, Shu Han ^a  

^a TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

bit error rate; circular antenna array; dynamic differential evolution; feed length; ultrawideband

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA ARRAY PATTERNS; ANTENNA FEEDS; ARRAY ELEMENTS; ARRAY PATTERN SYNTHESIS; ARRAY PATTERNS; BER PERFORMANCE; BIT ERROR RATE (BER) PERFORMANCE; BIT ERROR RATES (BER); CIRCULAR ANTENNA ARRAYS; CIRCULAR ARC; DIFFERENTIAL EVOLUTION; FEED LENGTH; LINE-OF-SITE; MAXIMUM GAIN; NOISE RATIO; OBJECT FUNCTIONS; OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; PERFORMANCE INDICES; PROPAGATION ENVIRONMENT; RECEIVED SIGNALS; SIDELOBE LEVELS; ULTRA WIDE-BAND ANTENNAS; ULTRA WIDEBAND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; UWB COMMUNICATION SYSTEM;

ANTENNA ARRAYS; BIT ERROR RATE; COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; ERROR STATISTICS; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; IMPULSE RESPONSE; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; ULTRA-WIDEBAND (UWB);

DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA);

EID: 84858796020     PISSN: 10964290     EISSN: 1099047X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mmce.20604     Document Type: Article

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