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Antenna Basics PDF
p (watts ) = nsn2 hf
TK
Area A
Ster.
number of states
in cavity in B
Therefore
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Photon noise
Therefore
m = 2(f c )2 A modes
p (watts ) = nsn2 hf
mode degree
= (m )(2B )(1 2 ) = 2(f c )2 A(2B )(1 2 )
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Photon noise
ns = 2(f c )2 AB
p = nsn2 hf
photons state = n =
n2 = n + n
1
ehf kT 1
2
f
Therefore p = 2 AB n + n (hf )2 2 W " quantum limit"
c
2
f
NEPR (f ) = 4 A B n + n (hf )2 W Hz 1 2
c
Noise-equivalent power due to radiation noise
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L3
Photon noise
2
2
f
(
)
NEPR f = 4 A B n + n (hf )2 W Hz 1 2
c
Noise-equivalent power due to radiation noise
(B )
NEPR = 4A
hf 2 c
12
2
n + n df
12
SB 4
NEPR = 4 A(4kT )
T
where n(f ) =
1
ehf kT 1
[WHz 1 2 ]
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Photon noise
12
SB 4
NEPR = 4 A(4kT )
T
WHz 1 2
Therefore:
for = 2
= 4
4 10 16 WHz 1 2
for A = 10 6 , T = 4K
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(ster)
Area A
hf
p
R = f(T)
Rbias >> R
B (Hz) vo
Responsivity S
heat, Gt conductivity
Tb
cold bath
W Hz-12
Optical Superheterodynes
s(t) = signal
Radiometer
output
photodetector mixer
(photons s-1)
i.f . f
P photons/sec
(laser L.O.)
Let signal s( t ) =
vm(t)
( )2
h(t)
vo
communication signal
2
2S cos s t E(t ) , s (t) = S
local oscillator p( t ) =
2P cos o t
D = dark photons/sec
Mixer output (L.O. 0) = S + D counts/sec, where quantum efficiency
v m ( t ) = constant
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N1
)2
(volts)
) ]
counts sec
v m [rms noise] 2P
=
Hz
2D if D >> P )
P
, = 0.5 sec for Hz
<
Conveys information in s(t) for ~
2
<< i.f .
N2
P
counts sec
=
0.5
sec
for
v m [rms noise] 2P
=
,
Hz
Hz
2D if D >> P )
rms noise
2PB
<
Conveys information in s(t) for ~
2
<< i.f .
B = S 16B
CNR ~
< S 4
B TR for TR >> TA
radio expression
Optical superheterodyne CNR =
S 16B = (kTAB hf ) 16B
N
photons sec
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N4
CNR = S 2D
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Antennas
Basic Characterization
Professor David H. Staelin
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Uses of Antennas
In
Antennas
Out
Signal
Processor
Transducer
Electromagnetic
Environment
Transducer
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Radio
Optical
IR
A1
Antennas Characterization
y
Side Lobes
G(f,,)
PT
Transmitter
Power
PTR [W ] =
4 Pd
Main Lobe
Radiation efficiency:
R PTR PT
P(f, , )
= RD(f , , )
G(f , , )
PT 4
P(f, , )
D(f , , )
PTR 4
Antenna pattern:
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t (f , , )
G(f, , ) D(f, , )
1
Go
Do
A2
Antenna Example
P Wm 2 = G(, )
PT
4R
P(Wm-2)
Target
R(meters)
Moon
3 108
10-5
Jupiter
1012
10-12
Antares
3 1016
10-21
A3
[(
[m2 ]
)]
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A4
Radio
Antares
Earth
R = 3 1016 m
S
10 21Wm 2Hz 1
A5
Go
Ao
G(,)
A(,)
G(, ) A (, )
=
We later prove (using reciprocity) that
Go
Ao
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TB(f, , )
P(f, , )
TK
Zo
Zo
1 2kTB (, )
df d A (f, , )[watts ]
2
2
One
polarization
Wm-2Hz-1ster-1
C2
Wm-2Hz-1ster-1
4
2
A (f , , )
This assumes hf << kT and that powers superimpose, i.e., that the
TB (1, 1 ) signal E(t ) is uncorrelated with that for TB (2 , 2 )
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C3
Wm 2 at receiver
Pr
Pr =
r
Gain = GT
Gr =
Ar
Pt
4r
Gt A r Watts
isotropic
m2 effective area
2
Note: Pr as r 0!, so this relation requires r > r minimum
Gt A r
4 r 2min
= 1=
A t Ar
2r 2min
D4
2r 2min
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kTA W Hz
) = 4 A(, ) I(, )d
Received power
spectral density
2kTB 1
Since I =
for thermal radiation, single polarization
2
2
Therefore
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TA =
1
2
A (, )TB (, ) d
1
=
G(, )TB (, ) d
For TB
uncorrelated
in angle
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Go TBS A o TBS
1
G(, ) TB (, ) d =
=
=
4
4 S
2
Go/2
Go
TB, s
average source TB source solid angle
TAS is due to source (assume zero background)
Go
Gd = 4r
Go = 4r A
Then TA S S r TB
A
Coupling coefficient r
s, TBS
TAS
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S
A
C6
Go TBS A oTBS
1
G(, ) TB (, ) d =
=
=
4 S
4
2
3. S(f ) Wm 2Hz 1 =
I(f , , ) d f(antennas )
if source small, S << A
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