Title :
Effects of polarization coupling loss mechanism on design of meteor scatter antennas for short and long range communication
Author_Institution :
Center for Atmos. Res., Lowell Univ., Lexington, MA, USA
Abstract :
The author considers the effect of the polarization coupling loss mechanism on the design of antennas for meteor scatter communication. It is demonstrated that this mechanism strongly influences the spatial arrival pattern of usable meteor trails, and that antenna patterns need to be designed around this effect. Characteristics of antenna patterns that exploit the spatial arrival pattern of meteor trails at short and long ranges are given
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; electromagnetic wave polarisation; meteor burst communications; antenna patterns; design; long range communication; meteor scatter antennas; meteor scatter communication; polarization coupling loss mechanism; short range communications; spatial arrival pattern; usable meteor trails; Clouds; Earth; Electrons; Equations; Geometry; Joining processes; Polarization; Scattering; Shape; Transmitters;
Conference_Titel :
Military Communications Conference, 1989. MILCOM '89. Conference Record. Bridging the Gap. Interoperability, Survivability, Security., 1989 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
DOI :
10.1109/MILCOM.1989.103966
