Ray Analysis of Mutual Coupling Between Antennas on a Convex Surface

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1981, Pages 911-922

  Pathak, Prabhakar H ^a   Wang, Nan ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84939331095     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: 15582221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.1981.1142682     Document Type: Article

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