Title :
Computational and experimental verification of far-field mathematical absorber reflection suppression
Author :
Gregson, S.F. ; McCormick, J. ; Kerse, B.J. ; Newell, A.C. ; Hindman, G.E.
Author_Institution :
Nearfield Syst. Inc., Torrance, CA, USA
Abstract :
The Mathematical Absorber Reflection Suppression (MARS) technique which is used to identify and supress effects of spurious scattering within antenna measurement systems is demonstrated and its effectiveness examined through computational electromagnetic simulation and actual range measurements which were taken using a dual cylindrical reflector compact antenna test range.
Keywords :
antenna testing; interference suppression; MARS technique; antenna measurement systems; computational electromagnetic simulation; computational verification; dual cylindrical reflector compact antenna test range; experimental verification; far-field mathematical absorber reflection suppression; range measurements; spurious scattering; Antenna measurements; Band pass filters; Magnetic field measurement; Mars; Reflection; Reflector antennas; Scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP), 2012 6th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Prague
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0918-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0919-7
DOI :
10.1109/EuCAP.2012.6206721