DocumentCode
473638
Title
Measurement of Antenna Performance for Active Array Antennas with Spherical Near-field Scanning
Author
Hess, D.W. ; Rizzo, C.A.E. ; Fordham, J.
Author_Institution
MI Technol., Suwanee, GA
fYear
2008
fDate
13-13 March 2008
Firstpage
81
Lastpage
88
Abstract
Here we address some of the issues faced by antenna engineers when testing active antennas. We review some features of relatively wideband phased arrays and report on how MI Technologies has dealt with the issue of measuring the effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP) and antenna patterns by use of the spherical near-field scanning technique. We take as an example the test methodology of the SAMPSON radar antenna.
Keywords
active antenna arrays; antenna phased arrays; antenna radiation patterns; antenna testing; broadband antennas; scanning antennas; MI Technologies; SAMPSON radar antenna; active antenna array testing; antenna pattern measurement; antenna performance measurement; isotropic radiated power measurement; spherical near-field scanning technique; wideband phased antenna array;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Wideband, Multiband Antennas and Arrays for Defence or Civil Applications, 2008 Institution of Engineering and Technology Seminar on
Conference_Location
London
ISSN
0537-9989
Print_ISBN
978-0-86341-903-4
Type
conf
Filename
4510677
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