Title :
Limitation of the axial gain of large antennas under partial coherent illumination
Author_Institution :
Illinois Inst. of Tech., Chicago, IL, USA
Abstract :
Based on the theory of partial coherence, a limit for the gain of a large antenna imposed by the randomness of fluctuating fields is obtained. There exists a region of gain saturation as the antenna reaches a dimension of 40 times the coherence length of fluctuating fields.
Keywords :
Antenna accessories; Capacitance; Directive antennas; Filtering theory; Filters; Frequency; Lighting; Receiving antennas; Resistors; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/PROC.1973.9232
