DocumentCode
1128635
Title
A brief history of near-field measurements of antennas at the National Bureau of Standards
Author
Baird, Ramon C. ; Newell, Allen C. ; Stubenrauch, Carl F.
Author_Institution
NBS, Boulder, CO, USA
Volume
36
Issue
6
fYear
1988
fDate
6/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
727
Lastpage
733
Abstract
The US National Bureau of Standards (NBS) played a pioneering role in the development of practical planar near-field antenna measurement techniques. A brief history is presented of that role, which began with theoretical studies to determine corrections for diffraction in a microwave measurement of the speed of light. NBS contributions to the development of nonplanar near-field measurement theory and practice are also described
Keywords
antenna radiation patterns; electric field measurement; history; scanning antennas; standards; NBS; National Bureau of Standards; antennas; history; near-field measurements; nonplanar near-field measurement theory; Antenna measurements; Diffraction; History; Laser theory; Masers; Measurement techniques; Mirrors; NIST; Optical interferometry; Wavelength measurement;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-926X
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/8.1173
Filename
1173
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