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Mr.Whatever
 Post subject: Isotropic probe?
Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 4:43 pm 
 
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I thought an isotropic antenna is mythical. What is an isotropic probe?

As referred by the following, site: https://www.emctd.com/


 
   
 
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Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 7:22 am 
 
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It's possible to synthesize an approximation to an isotropic antenna that is close enough for most measurement purposes over a limited frequency range.

Three bolometers mutually at right angles is one solution that springs to mind. Obviously this will be very insensitive, but it is a three axis RF detector with broad bandwidth, and so fulfills most criteria for an isotropic receiving antenna. But then, it is not a reciprocal device, so cannot be used for transmission.

If you extend this concept to a set of three loops or patches, each having good cross-polar isolation in its own plane, and combine them in a 3-way combiner, you perhaps have a narrow band isotropic radiator and detector.

None of these ideas meets the true full-spectrum reciprocal well-matched antenna necessary to be an isotrpoic radiator. To this extent therefore, the true isotropic radiator is a theoretical concept.


 
   
 
Lens
 Post subject: Re: Isotropic probe?
Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 8:50 am 
 
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Mr.Whatever wrote:
I thought an isotropic antenna is mythical. What is an isotropic probe?

As referred by the following, site: https://www.emctd.com/

Isotropic antenna in theory is a Huygens source with cardiod antenna diagram and directivity 4.77 dBi. It may be two dipoles electrical and magnetic. Magnetic dipole may be a loop or slot.

Posted  11/12/2012