Anomalously small retardation of bound (force) electromagnetic fields in antenna near zone

Abstract

At fundamental level this work uncovers the actually incomplete knowledge of the energy transmission and propagation related to bound (force) electromagnetic (EM) fields. To deal with this problem, we present an experimental approach to a separate study of propagation characteristics of bound and radiation EM fields produced by antennas in a vacuum. A series of our recent experiments continues (J. Appl. Phys., 101 (2007) 023532; 102 (2007) 013529) with improved technical realizations extended for different ultra-high-frequency (UHF) radiation wavelengths. The experimental results show anomalously small retardation of bound EM fields within about the half of the near zone size.