Design and synthesis of quadratic radiation pattern in microstrip array antenna with genetic algorithm optimization method


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Volume 5, Issue 3 - Serial Number 3
February 2018
Pages 27-36
  • Receive Date: 22 January 2017
  • Revise Date: 22 February 2023
  • Accept Date: 19 September 2018
  • Publish Date: 22 November 2017