Axial Ratio
Axial Ratio
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Hi All,
Dose any one of you have any information about the calculation of axial ratio for examining the cicular polarization of antenna pattern.
Thanks for your attention.
Dose any one of you have any information about the calculation of axial ratio for examining the cicular polarization of antenna pattern.
Thanks for your attention.





RE: Axial Ratio
Imagine that you create the circular polarization using two properly phased and spaced orthogonal dipoles. Imagine that one dipole isn't working as well as the other - perhaps due to additional cable loss in the phasing network. The circle will not be 'round'. One axis will be 'bigger' than the other axis.
As far as calculating it, it will typically be based on measurements of each axis using a linear sense antenna. A linear antenna should detect equal signal at any orientation in the plane of the wave - if the incoming signal was perfectly circular.
Obviously the imperfect circularity could be introduced in the environment (after the signal leaves the source) - especially reflections.
RE: Axial Ratio
C-pol axial ratio has to be a measure of the uniformity of the fields at all rotation angles, not just those in the H&V planes.
Several papers at http://rfry.org include h-pol and v-pol radiation patterns from typical FM broadcast transmit antennas in practical applications. Although these antennas use elements that are intended to be c-pol, their true c-pol axial ratios in reality are rather poor.
In FM and TV broadcast transmit antennas, the cavity-backed radiator has about the lowest (true) c-pol axial ratio, as installed.
RE: Axial Ratio
Your posting has certainly clarified the point.
RE: Axial Ratio
The formula 4.5 found on this website shows how to calculate axial ratio from the two orthogonal theta and phi antenna measurements. The formula uses voltage(E), not power in the calculations.
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-021...
A note on axial ratio- left hand versus right hand. There are two conventions. If someone specifies your antenna to be RHCP, ask them if that is RHCP similar to GPS, or have them clarify how the RHCP is defined.
kch
RE: Axial Ratio
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However this method may not detect defects in c-pol axial ratio unless the receive antenna is rotated in increments of less than 90° -- probably 45° or less. This method also requires free-space, or at least qualified test range conditions, as reflections of h-pol and v-pol may be quite different, and lead to inaccurate results/conclusions.
RE: Axial Ratio
It's best to get the magnitudes and phases for your answer as this will give you the most information.