>>13789705Radio engineering does not take into account the photon interpretation of light. An electromagnetic signal is thought of only as a transverse wave traveling through the aether, with an electric and magnetic field component. The antenna doesn’t “absorb” photons. Rather, for a typical electric field antenna, the E field component of the EM wave does work on the conduction electrons and causes a current to flow in the receiver, producing a signal that you can then amplify, send to other circuitry, etc.. See pic related. Magnetic field antennas rely on magnetic induction and are usually loops.
