?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eledia.org%2Fstudents-reports%2F775%2F&rft.title=Conformal+Miniaturization+of+Linear+Arrays+through+a+Two%E2%80%90Step+Material%E2%80%90by%E2%80%90Design+Approach&rft.creator=Salucci%2C+M.&rft.creator=Oliveri%2C+G.&rft.creator=Anselmi%2C+N.&rft.creator=Massa%2C+A.&rft.subject=A+WC+Next+Generation+Wireless+Communications&rft.subject=M+AT+Analytic+Techniques&rft.description=In+this+work%2C+a+novel+Material-by-Design+(MbD)+synthesis+approach+is+proposed+to+address+the+conformal+miniaturization+of+linear+antenna+arrays.+The+developed+methodology+exploits+as+a+first+step+a+quasi-conformal+transformation+optics+(QCTO)+algorithm+to+design+a+meta-material+radome+able+to+restore+the+desired+radiation+features+of+the+radiating+system+once+it+has+been+made+conformal+to+an+arbitrary+surface.+Moreover%2C+a+second+step+based+on+a+source+inversion+(SI)+strategy+is+exploited+in+order+to+miniaturize+the+conformal+architecture%2C+by+reducing+the+number+of+required+radiators+in+the+final+conformal+arrangement.+Some+numerical+results+are+shown+based+on+full-wave+analyses+in+order+to+validate+the+effectiveness%2C+as+well+as+the+current+limitations%2C+of+the+proposed+design+technique.&rft.publisher=ELEDIA+Research+Center+-+University+of+Trento&rft.date=2018&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=text&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eledia.org%2Fstudents-reports%2F775%2F1%2FConformal%2520Miniaturization%2520of%2520Linear%2520Arrays%2520through%2520a%2520Two%25E2%2580%2590Step%2520Material%25E2%2580%2590by%25E2%2580%2590Design%2520Approach.pdf&rft.identifier=++Salucci%2C+M.+and+Oliveri%2C+G.+and+Anselmi%2C+N.+and+Massa%2C+A.++(2018)+Conformal+Miniaturization+of+Linear+Arrays+through+a+Two%E2%80%90Step+Material%E2%80%90by%E2%80%90Design+Approach.++Technical+Report.+ELEDIA+Research+Center+-+University+of+Trento.+++++