ABSTRACT

Widespread interest in smart antennas has continued for several decades due to their use in numerous applications. The first issue of

IEEE Transactions of Antennas and Propagation

, published in 1964 [IEE64], was followed by special issues of various journals [IEE76, IEE85, IEE86, IEE87a, IEE87b], books [Hud81, Mon80, Hay85, Wid85, Com88, God00], a selected bibliography [Mar86], and a vast number of specialized research papers. Some of the general papers in which various issues are discussed include [App76, d’A80, d’A84, Gab76, Hay92, Kri96, Mai82, Sch77, Sta74, Van88, Wid67].