A NOTE TO SHOW HOW AN ALTERNATIVE SPHERICAL MODE NORMALIZATION SIMPLIFIES THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING CHARACTERISTICS

摘要

In this paper we show how a modification in the choice of mode normalization changes the pair-wise transmitting-receiving conversion to a one-to-one equality for a reciprocal antenna: (R{sub}(smn)){sup}(Rcv) = (T{sub}(smn)){sup}(Xmt) This change affords us greater simplicity and the opportunity to avoid confusion when manipulating the scattering coefficients. For this relation to hold, there is a useful convention defining two fiducial coordinate systems for the antenna - one a transmitting and the other a receiving coordinate system.