Novel coordinate transformations for antenna analisis

Coordinate transformations commonly encountered in antenna design and a n a l y s i s a r e p r e s e n t e d . The i n t r o d u c t i o n o f p o l a r i z a t i o n c o o r d i n a t e s enables one t o c o n s t r u c t a c o m p l e t e f l o w d i a g r a m t h a t c a n b e u s e d t o express a c o o r d i n a t e t r a n s f o r m a t i o n m a t r i x r e l a t i n g a n y t w o c o o r d i n a t e s more d i r e c t l y and e x p l i c i t l y . C o n s e q u e n t l y , t h e p r o c e d u r e o f c o m p u t a t i o n can be s i g n i f i c a n t l y s i m p l i f i e d b y a v o i d i n g a s e r i e s o f m a n i p u l a t i o n s .