Q2-A] A lossless uniform aperture antenna, operating at 10 GHz, has a gain of 10 dB and overall physical area of 18 cm. (a) What is the aperture efficiency of this antenna (in %)? (b) If the antenna is matched to a lossless transmission line that is connected to a matched load, what is the maximum power that can be delivered to the load if the incident power density at the antenna aperture is 10 x 10 watts/cm2?.

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Q2-AJ A lossless uniform aperture antenna, operating at 10 GHz, has a gain of 10
dB and overall physical area of 18 cm.
(a) What is the aperture efficiency of this antenna (in %)?
(b) If the antenna is matched to a lossless transmission line that is connected to a
matched load, what is the maximum power that can be delivered to the load if the
incident power density at the antenna aperture is 10 x 10 watts/cm??.
Transcribed Image Text:Q2-AJ A lossless uniform aperture antenna, operating at 10 GHz, has a gain of 10 dB and overall physical area of 18 cm. (a) What is the aperture efficiency of this antenna (in %)? (b) If the antenna is matched to a lossless transmission line that is connected to a matched load, what is the maximum power that can be delivered to the load if the incident power density at the antenna aperture is 10 x 10 watts/cm??.
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