Title :
General properties of antennas
Author_Institution :
Air Force Res. Lab., Directed Energy Directorate, Kirtland Air Force Base, NM, USA
fDate :
2/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In antenna design there are some fundamental relationships based on reciprocity. The equivalence of antenna pattern in transmission and reception is well known. Less well known is the time-derivative relationship going from reception to transmission. These relationships are derived here and expressed in various useful forms. Electric and magnetic dipoles are given special consideration, and the combined form constructed as a terminated TEM transmission line (the BTW antenna) is discussed for its transmission and reception properties
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; dipole antennas; receiving antennas; transmission lines; transmitting antennas; BTW antenna; antenna design; antenna pattern; antenna self reciprocity; electric dipoles; electrically small dipoles; magnetic dipoles; reception properties; terminated TEM transmission line; time-derivative relationship; transmission properties; Dipole antennas; EMP radiation effects; Electromagnetic compatibility; Frequency; Impedance; Magnetic properties; Poles and zeros; Radar antennas; Transmitting antennas; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Electromagnetic Compatibility, IEEE Transactions on