Standing wave ratio from reflection coefficient

The standing wave ratio can be calculated by knowing the reflection coefficient of the wave.

Links:

  1. Engineering LibreTexts.

standing_wave_ratio

standing_wave_ratio.

Symbol:

SWR

Latex:

\(\text{SWR}\)

Dimension:

dimensionless

reflection_coefficient

reflection_coefficient.

Symbol:

Gamma

Latex:

\(\Gamma\)

Dimension:

dimensionless

law

SWR = (1 + Abs(Gamma)) / (1 - Abs(Gamma))

Latex:
\[\text{SWR} = \frac{1 + \left|{\Gamma}\right|}{1 - \left|{\Gamma}\right|}\]