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CROSS-POLAR DECOUPLING [2 records]

Record 1 2016-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications
  • Radio Waves
DEF

For a radio wave transmitted with a given polarization, the ratio at the reception point of the power received with the expected polarization to the power received with the orthogonal polarization.

OBS

It depends both on the characteristics of the antennas and on the propagation medium.

Key term(s)
  • cross-polar decoupling

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications
  • Ondes radioélectriques
DEF

Pour une onde radioélectrique émise avec une polarisation déterminée, rapport, en un même point, de la puissance reçue dans la polarisation prévue à la puissance reçue dans la polarisation orthogonale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Telecomunicaciones
  • Ondas radioeléctricas
DEF

Para una onda radioeléctrica transmitida con una polarización dada, relación en el punto de recepción entre la potencia recibida con la polarización prevista y la potencia recibida con la polarización ortogonal.

OBS

Depende tanto de las características de las antenas como del medio de propagación.

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Record 2 2002-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radio Transmission and Reception
DEF

The ratio, in dB, of the component af the received signal having the original polarization to the component having the opposite polarization.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Émission et réception radio

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Radiotransmisión y radiorrecepción
DEF

Relación, en dB, entre el componente en la señal recibida que tiene la polarización original y el componente que tiene la polarización opuesta.

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