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Effects of polarization coupling loss mechanism on design of meteor scatter antennas for short‐ and long‐range communication
Author(s) -
Weitzen Jay A.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
radio science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1944-799X
pISSN - 0048-6604
DOI - 10.1029/rs024i004p00549
Subject(s) - meteor (satellite) , polarization (electrochemistry) , usable , antenna (radio) , coupling (piping) , computer science , physics , telecommunications , remote sensing , geology , meteorology , engineering , mechanical engineering , chemistry , world wide web
This paper considers the effect of the polarization coupling loss phenomenon on the design of antennas for meteor scatter communication at short and long ranges. It will be demonstrated that this mechanism strongly influences the spatial arrival pattern of usable meteor trails, and antenna patterns need to be designed around this effect. Characteristics of antenna patterns which exploit the spatial arrival pattern of meteor trails at short and long ranges will be given.