ABC

absorbing boundary condition

AF

array factor

AMC

artificial magnetic conductor

BLL

backlobe level

BRDF

bidirectional reflectance distribution function

BSDF

bidirectional scatter distribution function

BW

bandwidth

CEM

computational electromagnetics

CG

conjugate gradient

CP

circular polarization

CPR

co-planar ring

CW

continuous wave

DBF

distributed feedback (amplifier)

DBIR

discrete boundary impulse response

dBm

decibels relative to a milliwatt

dBsm

decibels relative to a square meter

dBW

decibels relative to a watt

DD-X

designation for the U.S. Navy s next generation cruiser

DNG

double negative

DoD

Department of Defense

EBG

electromagnetic band gap

ECM

electronic countermeasures

EIRP

effective isotropic radiated power (same as ERP)

EM

electromagnetic

EMI

electromagnetic interference

ERP

effective radiated power (same as EIRP)

EW

electronic warfare

FAT

false alarm time

FD

frequency domain

FEBA

forward edge of battle area

FE-BI

finite element boundary integral

FEM

finite element method

FFT

fast Fourier transform

FIT

finite integration technique

FOD

f over D (f/D)

FOV

field of view

FSS

frequency selective surface

HFSS

high frequency structures simulator

HPBW

half-power beamwidth

ILDC

incremental length diffraction...