Fraunhofer distance
For other articles bearing the name of the physicist, see Fraunhofer.
The Fraunhofer distance, named after Joseph von Fraunhofer, is the value of:
where D is the largest dimension of the radiator (in the case of a magnetic loop antenna, the diameter) and is the wavelength of the radio wave. This distance provides the limit between the near and far field.
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