Infinitesimal Dipole

Two dimensional Pattern

General Formulation of
Directivity
Compute maximum
directivities using
approximate relations
and compare with
exact value.
Antenna
Efficiency
Antenna Reference Terminals

Input terminal Output terminal

(Gain reference) (Directivity reference)
Gain
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Example 2.10
A lossless resonant half-wavelength dipole antenna, with input
impedance of 73 ohms, is connected to a transmission line
whose characteristic impedance is 50 ohms. Assuming that the
pattern of the antenna is given approximately by
U = B0 Sin3θ
find the maximum absolute gain of this antenna.
The antenna is lossless resonant λ/2 dipole antenna

Zin = 73, Zc = 50, Lossless ecd = 1

U = B0 Sin3θ