Physical bounds and summation rules in antenna theory
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Summary, in English
Although the concept of physical bounds for electrically small antennas was first introduced more than half a century
ago by Wheeler and Chu it continuous to receive attention and still there is only a partial knowledge of these bounds.
Most of the research effort in this field are based on the ideas of a stored energy in the different partial waves as
introduced by Chu and, hence, suffers from the same shortcomings. The objective of this paper is to present three
alternative approaches to derive physical bounds on antennas that are solely based on the assumptions of linearity, timetranslational
invariance, causality, and reciprocity. These assumptions are utilized in three different scattering settings
to construct various Herglotz functions from which summation rules and associated physical bounds are derived.
ago by Wheeler and Chu it continuous to receive attention and still there is only a partial knowledge of these bounds.
Most of the research effort in this field are based on the ideas of a stored energy in the different partial waves as
introduced by Chu and, hence, suffers from the same shortcomings. The objective of this paper is to present three
alternative approaches to derive physical bounds on antennas that are solely based on the assumptions of linearity, timetranslational
invariance, causality, and reciprocity. These assumptions are utilized in three different scattering settings
to construct various Herglotz functions from which summation rules and associated physical bounds are derived.
Publishing year
2008
Language
English
Pages
1-4
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Document type
Conference paper
Topic
- Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering
Keywords
- sum rule
- physical bounds
- antenna theory
Conference name
XXIXth URSI General Assembly 2008
Conference date
2008-08-07 - 2008-08-16
Conference place
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Status
Published
Research group
- Electromagnetic theory