Electric field calculation for 5G base station with adaptive antenna system
By: Aleksandar Lebl, Dragan Mitić and Žarko Markov
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Language: English
Page range: 299 - 310
Submitted on: Apr 15, 2026
Published on: Jun 17, 2026
Published by: Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
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