Measurements of 28 GHz diffraction loss by building corners

Author

Tenerelli, Peter A. ; Bostian, Charles W.

Author_Institution

LCC Int. Inc., McLean, VA, USA

Volume

3

fYear

1998

fDate

8-11 Sep 1998

Firstpage

1166

Abstract

This paper presents the results of a recent 28 GHz continuous-wave (CW) building corner diffraction measurement campaign in the Washington, DC area. Observed diffraction losses showed little dependence on polarization and building material. For diffraction angles greater than 5°, a simple linear equation accurately describes the diffraction loss in dB vs. angle in degrees. A logarithmic equation describes the dependence at small angles. The model showed very good agreement with theory. In addition to the measurement results, the paper discusses the experiment layout and procedure

Keywords

electromagnetic wave diffraction; loss measurement; microwave propagation; millimetre wave propagation; 28 GHz; MM wave diffraction; USA; Washington; building corner diffraction measurement; continuous wave diffraction measurement; diffraction angles; diffraction losses; linear equation; logarithmic equation; microwave diffraction; Antenna measurements; Building materials; Diffraction; Equations; Length measurement; Loss measurement; Optical reflection; Radio transmitters; Receiving antennas; Transmitting antennas;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, 1998. The Ninth IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Boston, MA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4872-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PIMRC.1998.731362

Filename

731362