• DocumentCode
    1001406
  • Title

    Antenna radiation pattern measurement using time-to-frequency transformation (TFT) techniques

  • Author

    Burrell, G.A. ; Jamieson, A.R.

  • Author_Institution
    New Zealand Post Office, Wellington, New Zealand
  • Volume
    21
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1973
  • fDate
    9/1/1973 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    702
  • Lastpage
    704
  • Abstract
    A method of inferring microwave antenna radiation patterns over wide bandwidths from a series of subnanosecond pulse measurements is described. Monochromatic patterns can be inferred from the time-domain measurements with simple apparatus. Results are presented which show that the method is inherently insensitive to errors caused by reflections from the environment.
  • Keywords
    Antenna measurements; Antenna transient analysis; Time domain measurements; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Current measurement; Electrons; Frequency measurement; Microwave antennas; Optical reflection; Reflector antennas; Testing; Thin film transistors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-926X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TAP.1973.1140560
  • Filename
    1140560