Title :
Spherical near field testing of small antennas from 800MHz to 18GHz
Author :
Foged, L.J. ; Estrada, J. ; Iversen, P.O.
Author_Institution :
SATIMO Italy, Rome
Abstract :
Small antennas and other modern antenna applications are using increasingly higher frequencies while demanding very rapid development and testing cycles. A fast, reliable and accurate way to exhaustively determine antenna performance is based on spherical near field measurement techniques combined with probe array technology. This paper describes the innovative design aspects of the evolved measurement system and present results from the validation campaign. The use of diagnostic and analysis software modules for efficient antenna testing is also presented.
Keywords :
antenna testing; horn antennas; measurement systems; diagnostic software modules; efficient antenna testing; evolved measurement system; frequency 800 MHz to 18 GHz; horn antennas; innovative design aspects; probe array technology; small antennas; spherical near field testing; Antenna measurements; Frequency; Magnetic field measurement; Performance analysis; Performance evaluation; Probes; Sampling methods; Software measurement; Software performance; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2007 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0877-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0878-8
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2007.4396131
