Exploring the behavior of a matched load in the time domain
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- 30 July 2014
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine
- Vol. 56 (3) , 103-111
Abstract
The purpose of a matched load is to produce maximum absorption of energy from a signal source or, equivalently, to minimize reflections from the load. The matched load originated as a circuit concept, but also plays a role in antenna design and performance. This note elaborates on the discussions by Bantin [1, 2], in which he used the idea to reduce late-time radiation from an impulsively excited dipole antenna. Illustrated explicitly here is how a matched load performs using the time-domain code TWTD (Thin-Wire Time Domain) [3].Keywords
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