The Receiving Antenna: A Classroom Presentation

Author

Wunsch, A. David

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA, USA

Volume

53

Issue

4

fYear

2011

Firstpage

179

Lastpage

187

Abstract

The problem of determining the complex phasor voltage produced at the terminals of a receiving antenna, exposed to a plane wave, is solved using a method suitable for an introductory course in antenna theory. The method relies on the concepts of scalar and vector effective lengths. It is based on the use of the principle of reciprocity, Faraday´s Law, and the known electric field of an electrically small loop antenna. The derivation presented here is contrasted with the treatment given in three well-known textbooks.

Keywords

antenna theory; loop antennas; receiving antennas; Faraday law; antenna theory; complex phasor voltage; electric field; electrically small loop antenna; plane wave; principle of reciprocity; receiving antenna; scalar effective length; vector effective length; Dipole antennas; Electrooptic effects; Faraday effect; Monopole antennas; Planar arrays; Receiving antennas; Voltage control; Electrical engineering education; Faraday´s Law; Thevenin´s theorem; antenna course; antenna textbooks; antennas; dipole antennas; effective area; effective height; effective length; ground plane; loop antennas; monopole antennas; receiving antenna; reciprocity;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1045-9243

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MAP.2011.6097320

Filename

6097320