Journal
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION
Volume 67, Issue 8, Pages 5282-5293Publisher
IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2019.2916760
Keywords
Antenna gain; antenna theory; current distribution; directivity; eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; optimization methods; radiation efficiency
Funding
- Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF) [AM13-0011]
- Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports [CZ.02.2.69/0.0/0.0/16 027/0008465]
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Fundamental bounds on antenna gain are found via convex optimization of the current density in a prescribed region. Various constraints are considered, including self-resonance and only partial control of the current distribution. Derived formulas are valid for arbitrarily shaped radiators of a given conductivity. All the optimization tasks are reduced to eigenvalue problems, which are solved efficiently. The second part of this paper deals with superdirectivity and its associated minimal costs in efficiency and Q-factor. This paper is accompanied by a series of examples practically demonstrating the relevance of the theoretical framework and entirely spanning a wide range of material parameters and electrical sizes used in antenna technology. The presented results are analyzed from a perspective of effectively radiating modes. In contrast to a common approach utilizing spherical modes, the radiating modes of a given body are directly evaluated and analyzed here. All crucial mathematical steps are reviewed in the appendices, including a series of important subroutines to be considered making it possible to reduce the computational burden associated with the evaluation of electrically large structures and structures of high conductivity.
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