Lecture - 6

2.5 Hallf - Wave Dipole

D

Fig 2.6 Half-wave dipo

ole
c
and widely
w
used thin
t
wire anteenna:
This is a classical

kl

The far-field of a centeer-fed half-waave dipole can

n be expresseed as:
e jkr
E j
I0
2 r

cos cos
2

sin
n

cos cos
e
2

I0
H j
2 r
siin

(22.31)

jkr

(22.32)

Fig.2.7 Th
hree dimensio
onal pattern of
o a half-wavee dipole

ation intensiity of half-waave dipole

The radia

U ,

I0
8 2

cos 2 cos
2

sin
s 2

(2..33)

Power rad
diated by the half-wave
h
dip
pole antenna

Prad
I0

I0
4
2

f kl

C ln Ci 12 C ln 2 Ci 2 2Ci
2

I0 C

1 1

ln ln Ci 2
4 2
2 2 2

I0

C 2ln ln Ci 2
8
2


( 2l n l n
2

2
l n ln 2

l
n

ln 2 )

/2

Again the radiated power can be expressed in another form

Prad

I0

C ln 2 Ci 2

I0
Cin 2
8
2

I0

(2.435)
8

(2.34)

The radiated power can be re-written in terms of the radiation resistance of the antenna
Prad =

1 2
I 0 Rr
2

Rrad 73

(2.35)

Directivity
The maximum directivity of half-wave dipole antenna

D0 4

U max
Prad

From the equation (2.33) and (2.34)

D0

4
4

1.643
Cin 2 2.435

(2.36)

The maximum effective aperture

Aem

2
2
D0
1.634 0.13 2
4
4

(2.37)