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Physical bounds and optimal currents on antennas

Gustafsson, Mats LU orcid ; Cismasu, Marius LU and Jonsson, Lars (2012) In IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation 60(6). p.2672-2681
Abstract
Physical bounds on the directivity Q-factor quotient and optimal current distributions are determined for antennas of arbitrary shape and size using an optimization formulation. A variational approach offers closed form solutions for small antennas expressed in the polarizability of the antenna structure. Finite sized antennas are solved using Lagrangian parameters in a method of moments formulation.

It is also shown that the optimal charge density for a small antenna can be generated by several current densities. Numerical examples for small and large antennas are used to illustrate the results.
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Antenna theory, Physical limitations, Antenna Q, Polarizability
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IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
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60
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6
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2672 - 2681
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IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
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0018-926X
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10.1109/TAP.2012.2194658
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English
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  series       = {{IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation}},
  title        = {{Physical bounds and optimal currents on antennas}},
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