Abstract
The results of a previous paper are extended to include damping and noise due to a radiation resistance. The average electromagnetic field energy of an oscillator of natural frequency , with inductance , coupled to a radiation resistance , as a function of time is given by Using first-order perturbation theory and quantum statistics, an expression is derived for the radiation resistance of a circuit. This agrees exactly with the classical value.
For an oscillator damped by a radiation resistance the vacuum fluctuation noise, and available noise power are shown to be the same as for an oscillator damped by a lumped resistance. All of the previous results are shown to be applicable to cavity resonators.
- Received 8 October 1953
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.94.211
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