DocumentCode
927950
Title
Limitation of the axial gain of large antennas under partial coherent illumination
Author
Shiau, Yih
Author_Institution
Illinois Inst. of Tech., Chicago, IL, USA
Volume
61
Issue
8
fYear
1973
Firstpage
1159
Lastpage
1160
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;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Proceedings of the IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9219
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/PROC.1973.9232
Filename
1451162
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