• DocumentCode
    985837
  • Title

    Sense reversal of circularly polarized waves on earth-space links

  • Author

    Wick, J.

  • Author_Institution
    Collins Radio Co., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
  • Volume
    15
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1967
  • fDate
    11/1/1967 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    828
  • Lastpage
    829
  • Abstract
    On VHF earth-space links near the geomagnetic equator, the sense of rotation of circularly polarized waves may, under some conditions, be reversed when penetrating the ionosphere. More generally, circular polarization is deformed to elliptical polarization. The effect may cause large, unexpected fades on links with circularly polarized terminals.
  • Keywords
    Polarizations; Satellite communication, propagation; Aircraft; Artificial satellites; Directive antennas; Fading; Faraday effect; Geomagnetism; Interference; Ionosphere; Polarization; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-926X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TAP.1967.1139048
  • Filename
    1139048
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=985837