Antennas & Propagation Antennas

&
Propagation

Mischa Dohler

Kings College London

Centre for Telecommunications Research

Lecture II, 1. Oct. 2001

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Overview of Lecture II

- Review of Lecture I
- Philosophy of Antennas

- Analytical Tools
- Wave Equation

- Hertzian Dipole

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Review

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Fourier Transform

S ( f ) s(t ) e j 2ft
dt

The steeper the signal in time, the more

high frequency components are
required to build such signal.

The FT does tell us which frequencies are

used, but NOT when.

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Vector Analysis
Gradient (grad ): Characterises the changes of a scalar field.

Divergence (div E): Characterises, how much a field diverges.

Rotation (rot H): Characterises, how much a field rotates.

Nabla Vector
x y z
x y z

x y z
x y z
D x D y D z
D
x y z
H ...

grad
D div D H rot H
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Maxwells Equations

div D div B 0
D 0 E
B 0 H

B They seem D
rot E coupled. rot H J
t t
rot and div merely characterise the

change in location, yet not in time!

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Maxwells Equations

B D
rot E rot H J
t t
THE KEY TO ANY OPERATING ANTENNA

Suppose: 1. There does exist an electric medium, which

provides a current I and thus a current density J.
2. This causes location varying magnetic field H

3. This causes location varying magnetic flux B, but no

time varying magnetic flux. Thus no rot E, thus no
time varying electric flux. Thus no wave!

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Maxwells Equations

B D
rot E rot H J
t t
Suppose: 1. There is a time varying current density J.
2. This causes location and time varying magnetic
field H
3. This causes location and time varying magnetic
flux B.
4. This causes location and time varying electric field E.

5. This causes location and time varying electric flux D.

6. This causes location and time varying magnetic

field H, even if without current density J.
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Philosophy of
Antennas

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The Transmitting Antenna

H E
rot E 0 rot H J 0
t t
THE TAKE-OFF RUNWAY FOR A TRANSMITTING ANTENNA

Thus, we only need a medium, which is capable of

carrying a time-variant current.

We will call this medium: Antenna.

Outside the Antenna the electromagnetic field can

propagate on its own without the source J, since
both fields are coupled through the formulas!

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The Receiving Antenna

H E
rot E 0 rot H J 0
t t
THE LANDING RUNWAY FOR A RECEIVING ANTENNA

Thus, we only need a medium, which has free

electrons to generate a current out of a time-
varying electromagnetic field.

In any case, there is always a time-variant current density necessary:

2
J0 I 0 Q0
t t t 2

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 Antenna Philosophy
Antennas & Propagation Blackboard!

Accelerated Charges

1. Time-varying electric current 2. Discontinuities in the wire

- harmonic current - bent wire

- modulated information - sharp edges, etc

Decoupled, thus propagating waves

Efficiency?
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Antennas & Propagation
Antenna Philosophy

An Antenna is

an efficient way of converting a guided wave

into a radiating wave or vice versa.

rod, wave guide, micro strip, transmission line

free space traveling wave

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Antenna Philosophy

Transmission Line
Current Distribution

V
Mutual Cancellation

(Half-wave) Dipole

V Radiation

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Dipole

r (radial) distance
- Coordinate system
Elevation
z Azimuth

r
Tr. Line y
Load

x

- Electric and Magnetic Field Vector

H

r E

The longer the vectors E & H at point r, the more energy is

available at that point.
BUT! We are also interested in the changes from location to location.
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Dipole Radiation Pattern

Radiation Pattern is defined as

the variation of the magnitude of the electric or magnetic field

as a function of direction (at a distance far from the antenna).

very short dipole half wave one wave length 1.5 wave length

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Antennas & Propagation

Analytical Tools

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 Vector Relationships
Antennas & Propagation Blackboard!

rot rot H 0

vector rot H vector

div rot H 0 rot grad 0

vector div D scalar scalar

grad vector

div grad 0

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 Vector Relationships
Antennas & Propagation Blackboard!

a) div rot H H 0

b) rot grad 0

c) div grad
2 2 2
2 2 2
x y z
2 ... Laplace operator Equivalent value
for vector
2 2 2
d) A A 2 A x x 2 A y y 2 A z z
2

x y z

e) rot rot H H
grad div H 2H
H 2 H
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 Wave Equation
Antennas & Propagation Blackboard!

(1)
div D (2)
div B 0
D 0 E (5)
B 0 H

B D
(3)
rot E (4)
rot H J
t t
H 0
0
H H 2 H
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 Wave Equation
Antennas & Propagation Blackboard!

The magnetic vector potential A The electric scalar potential

is defined such that is defined such that

A
A B (r , t ) E
t
They are normalised through the
Lorentz condition:

A 0
t

1 2A
A 2 2 J (r , t )
2

c t
1 2
(r , t )
2
2

c t 2

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 Wave Equation
Antennas & Propagation Blackboard!

Time-dependent inhomogeneous wave equation

1 2

2 2 2 F (r , t )
c t

Find : A,

B (r , t ) A A
E
t
1
E H dt

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 Wave Equation
Antennas & Propagation Blackboard!

Harmonic excitation: r' , t Re r' e jt

A r' , t ReA r' e jt

H A/
E H / j

Helmholtz Equations

2 A (r ) k 2 A (r ) J (r )
2
k
2 (r ) k 2 ( r ) (r ) / c
... wave number
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Wave Equation

Advantageous procedure to solve radiation problems.

1. Represent signal to be transmitted through current density J.

2. Resolve J into its harmonics.

3. Find the harmonic magnetic vector potential A.

4. To find the magnetic field H, solve :

H A/

5. To find the electric field E, solve :

E H / j

6. To find the overall field of the signal, apply inverse FT.

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 Solution of Wave Equation
Antennas & Propagation Blackboard!

Time-dependent inhomogeneous wave equation

r (radial) distance
Elevation
Point Charge Q(t) z Azimuth

at (0,0,0) r
y

x

1 2
Q ( t ) ( 0)
2 2
c t 2

2 2 2 1 2

2
2 2 2 r f1 f 2
x y z r r r
2 2

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 Solution of Wave Equation
Antennas & Propagation Blackboard!

1 2 1 2 Q ( t ) ( 0)
r
r r
2
r c 2 t 2
Outside the source charge.

1 2 1 2
r 2 0
r r
2
r c t 2

Substitution: R=r

2R 1 2R
2 2 0 Solution: wave
r 2
c t

R( r, t ) f t r
c

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 Solution of Wave Equation
Antennas & Propagation Blackboard!

R( r, t ) f t r
c
R( r, t ) r r, t

r, t

f tr
c

r
f t
r, t r0
r
Neglecting the time derivative!

f (t ) Q ( t ) ( 0)

2 2

r
Poissons equation for the electrostatic potential.
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Solution of Wave Equation

Q ( t ) ( 0)

2

The Solution for Poissons equation is the Coulomb potential:

Q (t ) f t
r, t r, t
4 r r

f t
Q (t )
r, t

f tr
c

4 r

1 2 Q ( t ) ( 0) Q (t r )
2 r, t c
2

c t 2
4 r
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Solution of Wave Equation

Q (t r ) 1
r, t c d r , t dQ ( t r )
4 r 4 r c
z
|r-r| 1
d r , t dQ t | r r' | c
|r| 4 | r r' |
dQ
y
|r| dQ d V '
x Volume Charge
r' , t | r r' | c
Q(r,t) in V d r , t dV'
4 | r r' |

r' , t | r r' | c

r, t dV'
V'
4 | r r' |
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Retarded Potentials

1 r' , t | r r' | c
r, t dV'
4 V'
| r r' |
J r' , t | r r' | c
A r, t dV'
4 V'
| r r' |

r' , t Re r' e jt
J r' , t ReJ r' e jt

1 r' e jk |r r'|
r dV'
4 V'
| r r' |
J r' e jk |r r'|
A r dV'
4 V'
| r r' |
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Antennas & Propagation
Wave Equation

Advantageous procedure to solve radiation problems.

1. Represent signal to be transmitted through current density J.

2. Resolve J into its harmonics.

solved

3. Find the harmonic magnetic vector potential A.

4. To find the magnetic field H, solve :

H A/

5. To find the electric field E, solve :

E H / j

6. To find the overall field of the signal, apply inverse FT.

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Hertzian Dipole

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 Hertzian Dipole
Antennas & Propagation Blackboard!

Impact of current along infinitesimal small wire.

r (radial) distance
Elevation
Current along z of z Azimuth

a wire length L r
y
L

x

J r' e jk |r r'|
A r dV'
4 V'
| r r' |
- current constant?
- coordinate system?
- distance r = r?
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 Hertzian Dipole
Antennas & Propagation Blackboard!

J r' e jk |r r'|
A r dV'
4 V'
| r r' |

| r r' || r | r J J z I J dA' dV' dA'dz'

A'

jkr
A r e
J z dA dz'
4r L A

A r I L e jkr z
4r
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 Hertzian Dipole
Antennas & Propagation Blackboard!

A r I L e jkr z
4r

A
B H A r
1
A sin r
sin
1 A r 1 rA

r sin r r
1 rA A r

r r

A r A z cos A 0 A A z sin

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Hertzian Dipole

1 1 1
2

H I L k sin e
2 jkr

4 jkr jkr

E H / j
1
jkr
2
1
3

Er I L k cos e
2

2 jkr jkr

1 1
2
1
3

E I L k sin e
2 jkr

4 jkr jkr jkr

k Intrinsic impedance (120 377ohm for free space)

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Hertzian Dipole

Near Field Approximation Far Field Approximation

k r 1 k r 1
I L cos
Er Er 0
j 2kr 3

I L sin
E E H
j 4kr 3

I L sin I L k sin jkr

H H j e
4r 2 4r
E & H are in quadrature phase, thus E & H are in phase, thus they carry
merely energy storage energy!
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