Antennas: Antennas Are That Transfer Electromagnetic Energy Between A Transmission Line and Free Space

Antennas
Antennas
Transmitter
Transmitting
Antenna
Electromagnetic
Wave
Transmission Line
Receiver
Receiving
Antenna
Electromagnetic
Wave
Transmission Line
Antennas are transducers that transfer electromagnetic energy

between a transmission line and free space.
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Antennas
Here are a few examples of common antennas:

Linear monopole
fed by a single wire
over a ground plane
Linear dipole fed

by a two-wire line
Ground plane
Coaxial ground
plane antenna
Linear elements connected

to outer conductor of the
coaxial cable simulate the
ground plane
Multiple loop antenna wound

around a ferrite core
Loop antenna
Uda-Yagi dipole array
Loop dipole
Parabolic (dish) antenna
Logperiodic array
Passive elements
Antennas
From a circuit point of view, a transmitting antenna behaves like an

equivalent impedance that dissipates the power transmitted
Transmitter
Transmitting
Antenna
Electromagnetic
Wave
Transmission Line
1
P( t ) = Req I 2
2
Transmitter
Zg
Vg
Zeq
Transmission Line
= Req + jXeq
The transmitter is equivalent to a generator.

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A receiving antenna behaves like a generator with an internal

impedance corresponding to the antenna equivalent impedance.
Receiver
Receiving
Antenna
Electromagnetic
Wave
Transmission Line
ZR
Zeq
Zin
Transmission Line
1
P( t ) = Rin I 2
2
Veq
The receiver represents the load impedance that dissipates the time
average power generated by the receiving antenna.
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Antennas are in general reciprocal devices, which can be used both

as transmitting and as receiving elements. This is how the
antennas on cellular phones and walkietalkies operate.
The basic principle of operation of an antenna is easily understood
starting from a twowire transmission line, terminated by an open
circuit.
|I|
Zg
ZR
Vg
Open circuit
|I|
Note: This is the return

current on the second wire,
not the reflected current
already included in the
standing wave pattern.
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Imagine to bend the end of the transmission line, forming a dipole

antenna. Because of the change in geometry, there is now an
abrupt change in the characteristic impedance at the transition
point, where the current is still continuous. The dipole leaks
electromagnetic energy into the surrounding space, therefore it
reflects less power than the original open circuit the standing
wave pattern on the transmission line is modified
| I0 |
Zg
|I|
Vg
Z0
|I|
| I0 |
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In the space surrounding the dipole we have an electric field. At

zero frequency (d.c. bias), fixed electrostatic field lines connect the
metal elements of the antenna, with circular symmetry.
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At higher frequency, the current oscillates in the wires and the field
emanating from the dipole changes periodically. The field lines
propagate away from the dipole and form closed loops.
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The electromagnetic field emitted by an antenna obeys Maxwells

equations
E = j H
H = J + j E
Under the assumption of uniform isotropic medium we have the
wave equation:
E = j H = j J + 2 E
H = J + j E
= J + 2 H
Note that in the regions with electrical charges
E = E 2 E = ( ) 2 E
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In general, these wave equations are difficult to solve, because of

the presence of the terms with current and charge. It is easier to
use the magnetic vector potential and the electric scalar potential.
The definition of the magnetic vector potential is
B=A
Note that since the divergence of the curl of a vector is equal to
zero we always satisfy the zero divergence condition
B = ( A) = 0
We have also
E = j H = j A ( E + j A) = 0
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We define the scalar potential first noticing that
( ) = 0
and then choosing (with sign convention as in electrostatics)
( E + j A) = ( ) E = j A
Note that the magnetic vector potential is not uniquely defined,
since for any arbitrary scalar field
B = A = ( A + )
In order to uniquely define the magnetic vector potential, the
standard approach is to use the Lorenz gauge
A + j = 0
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From Maxwells equations
H=
B = J + j E
B = J + j E
( A) = J + j ( j A )
From vector calculus
( ) = ( ) 2
( A) = ( A) 2 A = J + 2 A j
Lorenz Gauge
A = j
( A) = j
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Finally, the wave equation for the magnetic vector potential is
2A + 2 A = 2A + 2 A = J
For the electric field we have
D = E = ( j A ) =
2
2
+ j A = + j ( j ) =
The wave equation for the electric scalar potential is
+ = + =
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The wave equations are inhomogenoeous Helmholtz equations,

which apply to regions where currents and charges are not zero.
We use the following system of coordinates for an antenna body
J( r ')
( r ')
Observation point
r r'
dV '
r'
Radiating antenna body
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The generals solutions for the wave equations are
j r r '
J ( r ') e
A( r ) =
4 V
r r'
( r) =
4 V
( r ') e j r r '
r r'
dV '
dV '
The integrals are extended to all points over the antenna body
where the sources (current density, charge) are not zero. The effect
of each volume element of the antenna is to radiate a radial wave
j r r '
r r'
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Infinitesimal Antenna
Observation point
J(0)
(0)
r = r r'
S
r' = 0
dV '
Infinitesimal antenna body
I = constant
phasor
z <<
Dielectric medium ( , )
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The current flowing in the infinitesimal antenna is assumed to be

constant and oriented along the zaxis
I = S J ( r ') = S J ( 0 )
V ' = S z
V 'J ( r ') = I z iz
The solution of the wave equation for the magnetic vector potential
simply becomes the evaluation of the integrand at the origin
I z e j r
A=
iz
4 r
H= A

E= 1 H
j
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There is still a major mathematical step left. The curl operations

must be expressed in terms of spherical coordinates
ir
i
Polar angle
Azimuthal angle
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In spherical coordinates
ir
r i
r sin i
A= 2
r sin r
Ar
rA
r sin A
=
sin A
( A ) i r
r sin
1 1
+
( Ar ) r A i
r sin
r
+ ( r A )
( Ar ) i
r r
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We had
I z e j r
A=
iz
4 r
with
i z = i r cos i sin
j I z e j r
1
1+
sin
A = i
4 r
j r
For the fields we have
j r
I
j
z
e
1
1
H = A = i
1+
sin
4 r
j r
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j r
j I z e
E=
H=
j
4 r
1
1
2 cos
+
ir
2
j r ( j r )
1
1
+ sin 1 +
+
i
2
j r ( j r )
The general field expressions can be simplified for observation

point at large distance from the infinitesimal antenna
1 >>
1
j r
>>
( j r )
r=
r >> 1
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At large distance we have the expressions for the Far Field
j I z e j r
H i
sin
4 r
E i
j r
j I z e
sin
4 r
2 r >>
At sufficient distance from the antenna, the radiated fields are

perpendicular to each other and to the direction of propagation.
The magnetic field and electric field are in phase and
E =
H = H
These are also properties of uniform plane waves.

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However, there are significant differences with respect to a uniform

plane wave:
The surfaces of constant phase are spherical instead of planar,
and the wave travels in the radial direction.
The intensities of the fields are inversely proportional to the
distance, therefore the field intensities decay while they are
constant for a uniform plane wave.
The field intensities are not constant on a given surface of
constant phase. The intensity depends on the sine of the polar
angle .
The radiated power density is
2
1
1
*
P( t ) = Re E H = i r
H
2
2
2
I z
2
= ir
sin
2 4 r
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P( t )
H
J
The spherical wave resembles a plane wave locally in a small

neighborhood of the point ( r, , ).
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Radiation Patterns
Electric Field and Magnetic Field
E or H
Fixed r
Plane containing the antenna
Plane perpendicular to the antenna
proportional to sin
omnidirectional or isotropic
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Timeaverage Power Flow (Poynting Vector)
P( t )
Fixed r
Plane containing the antenna
Plane perpendicular to the antenna
proportional to sin2
omnidirectional or isotropic
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Total Radiated Power

The timeaverage power flow is not uniform on the spherical wave
front. In order to obtain the total power radiated by the infinitesimal
antenna, it is necessary to integrate over the sphere
2
Ptot =
d
0
= 2
d r 2 sin P (t )
I z
2
3
=
2
sin
r
d
0
2 4 r
=4 3
4 I z
=
3 4
Note: the total radiated power is independent of distance. Although

the power density decreases with distance, the integral of the
power over concentric spherical wave fronts remains constant.
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Ptot1 = Ptot 2
Ptot 2
Ptot1
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The total radiated power is also the power delivered by the

transmission line to the real part of the equivalent impedance seen
at the input of the antenna
1 2
4 2 I z 1 2 2 z 2
Ptot = I Req =
= I
2
3 4 2 3

Req
The equivalent resistance of the antenna is usually called radiation
resistance. In free space
z
o

= o =
= 120 [ ] Req = 80 2
]
[

o
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The total radiated power is also used to define the average power
density emitted by the antenna. The average power density
corresponds to the radiation of a hypothetical omnidirectional
(isotropic) antenna, which is used as a reference to understand the
directive properties of any antenna.
Power radiation pattern of an
omnidirectional average antenna
Power radiation pattern

of the actual antenna
x
Pave
P( t, )
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The timeaverage power density is given by
Pave =
Total Radiated Power

Surface of wave front
I z
2 1
I z)
=
=
=
2 12 (
2
3 4 r
4 r
4 r
Ptot
The directive gain of the infinitesimal antenna is defined as
D( , ) =
P( t , r, )
Pave
2 1
I z
I z
2
=
si
n

2 4 r
3 4 r
2
3 2
= sin
2
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The maximum value of the directive gain is called directivity of the

antenna. For the infinitesimal antenna, the maximum of the
directive gain occurs when the polar angle is 90
3 2
= 1.5
Directivity = max { D( , )} = sin
2
2
The directivity gives a measure of how the actual antenna performs
in the direction of maximum radiation, with respect to the ideal
isotropic antenna which emits the average power in all directions.
Pave
max
90
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The infinitesimal antenna is a suitable model to study the behavior

of the elementary radiating element called Hertzian dipole.
Consider two small charge reservoirs, separated by a distance z,
which exchange mobile charge in the form of an oscillatory curent
I( t)
t
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The Hertzian dipole can be used as an elementary model for many

natural charge oscillation phenomena. The radiated fields can be
described by using the results of the infinitesimal antenna.
Assuming a sinusoidally varying charge flow between the
reservoirs, the oscillating current is
I( t)
current flowing
out of reservoir
d
d
= q( t) = qo cos( t)
dt
dt
charge on
reference reservoir
I o = j qo
phasor
Radiation
pattern
Io
qo
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A short wire antenna has a triangular current distribution, since the

current itself has to reach a null at the end the wires. The current
can be made approximately uniform by adding capacitor plates.
Imax
Io
Io
The small capacitor plate antenna is equivalent to a Hertzian dipole
and the radiated fields can also be described by using the results of
the infinitesimal antenna. The short wire antenna can be described
by the same results, if one uses an average current value giving the
same integral of the current
Io = Imax 2
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Example A Hertzian dipole is 1.0 mm long and it operates at the

frequency of 1.0 GHz, with feeding current Io = 1.0 Ampres. Find
the total radiated power.
= c f 3 10 8 109 = 0.3 m = 300 mm

z = 1 mm Hertzian dipole
4 2 Io z 2
1
2 2
=
120 (
) ( 1 10 3 )2
Ptot =
3 4
12
0.3
o
Io
= 4.39 mW
For a short dipole with triangular current distribution and maximum
current Imax = 1.0 Ampre
Io = Imax 2
Ptot = 4.39 / 4 1.09 mW

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Timedependent fields - Consider the farfield approximation
j I z sin j ( t r )
H ( t ) = Re H e
e
i Re
4 r
I z sin
2
i Re
jcos( t r )+ j sin( t r )
4 r
I z sin
i
sin( t r )
4 r
j t
E ( t ) = Re E e j t
I z sin
i
sin( t r )
4 r
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Linear Antennas
Consider a dipole with wires of length comparable to the
wavelength.
L2
'
z
z'
r'
i '
L1
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Because of its length, the current flowing in the antenna wire is a

function of the coordinate z. To evaluate the farfield at an
observation point, we divide the antenna into segments which can
be considered as elementary infinitesimal antennas.
The electric field radiated by each element , in the farfield
approximation, is
j r '
j I z e
sin '
4 r '
E' = i
In farfield conditions we can use these additional approximations
'
r ' r z 'cos
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The lines r and r are nearly parallel under these assumptions.
L2
'
r'
r
z
z'
z 'cos
This length is neglected if
r ' r z 'cos
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The electric field contributions due to each infinitesimal segment

becomes
you cannot
neglect here
E' = i
j r j z 'cos
j
z
e
e
I
sin
4 r 4 z 'cos
you can
neglect here
The total fields are obtained by integration of all the contributions
E = i
L2
j e j r
sin
I( z) e j z cos dz
L1
4 r
L2
j e j r
H = i
sin
I( z) e j z cos dz
L1
4 r
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Short Dipole
Consider a short symmetric dipole comprising two wires, each of
length L << . Assume a triangular distribution of the phasor
current on the wires
Imax ( 1 z L )
I( z) =
Imax ( 1 + z L )
z0
z<0
The integral in the field expressions becomes
L
L
2L
j z cos
I( z) e
I( z) dz =
dz
Imax
L
L
2
1
since max
z = L =
1 for a short dipole
e j z cos 1
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The final expression for farfields of the short dipole are similar to
the expressions for the Hertzian dipole where the average of the
triangular current distribution is used
E = i
j r
j e
4 r
z
Imax
sin 2 L
2
average
current
= i
j Imax L e j r
sin
4 r
j Imax L e j r
H = i
sin
4 r
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Halfwavelength dipole
Consider a symmetric linear antenna with total length /2 and
assume a current phasor distribution on the wires which is
approximately sinusoidal
I( z) = Imax cos( z)
The integral in the field expressions is
Imax cos ( z) e
j z cos
cos
dz =
cos
2
2
sin
2 Imax
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We obtain the farfield expressions
E = i
j e j r Imax
cos
cos
2
2 r sin
j e j r Imax
cos
H = i
cos
2
2 r sin
and the timeaverage Poynting vector
P( t ) = i r
Imax
2 cos
cos
2
2
2
2
8 r sin
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The total radiated power is obtained after integration of the

timeaverage Poynting vector
1 2
Ptot = Imax
2
1 2 1 cos ( u)
du
u
4
2.4376
1 2
= Imax
0.193978
2
Req
The integral above cannot be solved analytically, but the value is
found numerically or from published tables.
The equivalent
resistance of the halfwave dipole antenna in air is then
Req ( 2) =
0.193978 73.07
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The direction of maximum radiation strength is obtained again for

polar angle =90 ande we obtain the directivity
D=
P( t, r, 90)
Ptot 4 r
2
Imax
8 2 r 2
2
I
2 2 max
8 r
2.4376
1.641
The directivity of the halfwavelength dipole is marginally better

than the directivity for a Hertzian dipole (D = 1.5).
The real improvement is in the much larger radiation resistance,
which is now comparable to the characteristic impedance of typical
transmission line.
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From the linear antenna applet

Radiation Pattern for E and H
Power Radiation Pattern
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For short dipoles of length 0.0005 to 0.05

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For general symmetric linear antennas with two wires of length L, it

is convenient to express the current distribution on the wires as
I ( z) = Imax sin { ( L z ) }
The integral in the field expressions is now
Imax sin ( L z ) e j z cos dz =

2 Imax
2
sin
{ cos ( L cos ) cos ( L) }
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The field expressions become
E = i
= i
L2
j e j r
sin
I( z) e j z cos dz
L1
4 r
j Imax e j r
cos ( L cos ) cos ( L ) }
{
2 r sin
L2
j e j r
H = i
sin
I( z) e j z cos dz
L1
4 r
j Imax e j r
= i
cos ( L cos ) cos ( L ) }
{
2 r sin
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Examples of long wire antennas

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Antennas

Antennas are transducers that transfer electromagnetic energy

Here are a few examples of common antennas:

Linear dipole fed

Linear elements connected

Multiple loop antenna wound

Parabolic (dish) antenna

From a circuit point of view, a transmitting antenna behaves like an

The transmitter is equivalent to a generator.

A receiving antenna behaves like a generator with an internal

Antennas are in general reciprocal devices, which can be used both

Amanogawa, 2006 Digital Maestro Series

Note: This is the return

Imagine to bend the end of the transmission line, forming a dipole

In the space surrounding the dipole we have an electric field. At

Amanogawa, 2006 Digital Maestro Series

Amanogawa, 2006 Digital Maestro Series

The electromagnetic field emitted by an antenna obeys Maxwells

In general, these wave equations are difficult to solve, because of

We define the scalar potential first noticing that

From Maxwells equations

Finally, the wave equation for the magnetic vector potential is

The wave equation for the electric scalar potential is

Amanogawa, 2006 Digital Maestro Series

The wave equations are inhomogenoeous Helmholtz equations,

Amanogawa, 2006 Digital Maestro Series

Radiating antenna body

The generals solutions for the wave equations are

Infinitesimal antenna body

Amanogawa, 2006 Digital Maestro Series

The current flowing in the infinitesimal antenna is assumed to be

Amanogawa, 2006 Digital Maestro Series

There is still a major mathematical step left. The curl operations

Amanogawa, 2006 Digital Maestro Series

Amanogawa, 2006 Digital Maestro Series

For the fields we have

Amanogawa, 2006 Digital Maestro Series

The general field expressions can be simplified for observation

Amanogawa, 2006 Digital Maestro Series

At large distance we have the expressions for the Far Field

At sufficient distance from the antenna, the radiated fields are

These are also properties of uniform plane waves.

However, there are significant differences with respect to a uniform

The spherical wave resembles a plane wave locally in a small

Plane containing the antenna

Plane perpendicular to the antenna

Amanogawa, 2006 Digital Maestro Series

Timeaverage Power Flow (Poynting Vector)

Plane containing the antenna

Plane perpendicular to the antenna

Amanogawa, 2006 Digital Maestro Series

Total Radiated Power

Note: the total radiated power is independent of distance. Although

Amanogawa, 2006 Digital Maestro Series

Amanogawa, 2006 Digital Maestro Series

The total radiated power is also the power delivered by the

Amanogawa, 2006 Digital Maestro Series

Power radiation pattern

The timeaverage power density is given by

Total Radiated Power

The directive gain of the infinitesimal antenna is defined as

The maximum value of the directive gain is called directivity of the

Amanogawa, 2006 Digital Maestro Series