Planar near-field measurements of microstrip array antenna using photonic sensor at X band

Author

Hirose, M. ; Ishizone, T. ; Ichijoh, J. ; Tonhata, S. ; Komiyama, K.

Author_Institution

Nat. Metrol. Inst. of Japan, Ibaraki, Japan

Volume

4

fYear

2003

fDate

22-27 June 2003

Firstpage

67

Abstract

Planar near-field measurements (PNFM) are widely used as a technique for antenna pattern measurements of directive antennas. However the equipment becomes large and heavy below a few GHz, because the size and the weight increase relating to the wavelength. To overcome the difficulties, we have proposed a photonic sensor as the probe for the PNFM and have shown its usefulness through the measurement of a horn antenna at 8 GHz. In this paper, we also show that the photonic sensor can be used for antenna pattern measurements at 9.41 GHz, of a microstrip array antenna.

Keywords

antenna radiation patterns; antenna testing; horn antennas; microstrip antenna arrays; microwave antenna arrays; 8 GHz; 9.41 GHz; PNFM; X band measurements; antenna pattern measurement; antenna planar near-field measurements; directive antennas; horn antenna; microstrip array antenna; photonic sensor probe; Antenna measurements; Electric variables measurement; Electromagnetic measurements; Microstrip antenna arrays; Microstrip antennas; Optoelectronic and photonic sensors; Probes; Sensor arrays; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Wavelength measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2003. IEEE

Conference_Location

Columbus, OH, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7846-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2003.1220122

Filename

1220122