feeding antenna with TEM modes logic probem

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yef smith

Joined Aug 2, 2020
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Hello there are antennas like stripline fed or coaxial fed antennas in which the input mode is TEM.
but then i thought ,how can TEM be the input of an antenna if TEM in a NON propogating mode?
Thanks.
 

nsaspook

Joined Aug 27, 2009
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Hello there are antennas like stripline fed or coaxial fed antennas in which the input mode is TEM.
but then i thought ,how can TEM be the input of an antenna if TEM in a NON propagating mode?
Thanks.
It is propagating into space as radiation.
https://interferencetechnology.com/antenna-fundamentals/

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Figure 3. (a) Electric field E and (b) magnetic field H and TEM field from dipole charge and current

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Figure 4. Power flow resulting in radiation.
 
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