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Correction Factor for Power Gain in Antenna Arrays
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA
- 1 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA
- 2 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA
- 3 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA
International Journal of Communications, Network and System Sciences·Volume 11 (2018)·Pages 45–52·Published 28 March 2018·DOI10.4236/ijcns.2018.113004
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Abstract
Antenna array gain is a relative measure of performance defined differently in various literature. Most definitions of gain are not power consistent, and thus cannot be used directly in link budget analysis. In this short paper, we present a power correction factor for common definitions of power gain of antenna arrays that allows them to be used in standard link budget calculations.
KeywordsAntenna ArraysPower GainGain CorrectionLink Budget
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