Time-reversal Symmetry in Antenna Theory
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Time-Reversal Symmetry
2.1. General Case
2.2. Time-Harmonic Variation
3. Application to Antenna Theory
3.1. Polarization and Impedance Matching
3.2. Time-Reversed Field Generated with a Far-Field Illumination
4. Conclusions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
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