Principles of planar near-field antenna measurements

Principles of Planar Near-Field Antenna Measurements

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1-398

  Gregson, Stuart ^a   McCormick, John ^b   Parini, Clive ^c  

^a Applications Engineering   (United States)

^b University of London ^*

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic wave propagation; Maxwell equation; Maxwell equations; Planar antennas; Planar near field antenna measurement

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; CIRCULAR WAVEGUIDES; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION;

NEAR-FIELD ANTENNA MEASUREMENTS; PLANAR ANTENNAS; THEORY AND PRACTICE;

MAXWELL EQUATIONS;

EID: 85013031228     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1049/PBEW053E     Document Type: Book

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