Citation
Abstract
This article reviews the theoretical model for the combining loss of a transmitting antenna array in the presence of phase errors, and gives some examples of its application. By reciprocity, similar results apply to a receiving array. The phase errors are treated statistically. For an array on Earth, one cause of such errors is turbulence in the atmosphere such that the mean index of refraction differs among the paths from the separate antennas. The theory is applied to that case via the spatial structure function of the turbulence.
Details
- Volume
- 42-175
- Published
- November 15, 2008
- Pages
- 1–7
- File Size
- 117.9 KB