Studies on an amplitude hologram as the collimator in a submillimeter-wave compact antenna test range

Dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Science in Technology to be presented with due permission for public examination and debate in Auditorium S1 at Helsinki University of Technology (Espoo, Finland) on the 20th of June 2007 at 12 o'clock noon.

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