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Antipodal Vivaldi Antennas for Microwave Imaging of Construction Materials and Structures

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Literature review of the non-destructive testing and evaluation methods and microwave and millimeter wave imaging techniques is provided. A detailed discussion and challenges for antennas are presented in this chapter.

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Moosazadeh, M. (2019). Literature Review. In: Antipodal Vivaldi Antennas for Microwave Imaging of Construction Materials and Structures. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05566-0_2

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