Title :
Note on the Maximum Directivity of an Antenna
Author_Institution :
Submarine Signal Company, Boston, Mass.
fDate :
5/1/1948 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
It has been shown by Bouwkamp and deBruijn that the directivity of a linear current distribution of fixed length may be made arbitrarily large. By a slight extension of their arguments, the same conclusion is demonstrated for a two-dimensional current distribution and for a distribution of current on an infinite strip.
Keywords :
Antenna theory; Antennas and propagation; Current distribution; Directive antennas; Laboratories; Linear antenna arrays; Paper technology; Receiving antennas; Solids; Underwater vehicles;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IRE
DOI :
10.1109/JRPROC.1948.229955
