Title :
Direct determination of PE and PAE of an Active patch antenna
Author :
Ali, Nazar T. ; McEwan, Neil J. ; Elkhazmi, E.A.
Author_Institution :
Khalifa Univ., Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Abstract :
In this paper, the power added efficiency and/or the power efficiency of an active antenna was measured using a specially devised setup. This was based on previous work by the authors whereby the power input to a radiating element of an active patch antenna was measured using a small sensing patch. Combined with an estimate of patch radiation efficiency, the method also yields a measurement of total radiated power. Because of weakly frequency-dependant calibration factor, the method has advantages of convenience and can be integrated with modern computer based measurement systems.
Keywords :
active antennas; antenna radiation patterns; microstrip antennas; PAE; PE; active patch antenna; patch radiation efficiency; power added efficiency; power efficiency; small sensing patch; weakly frequency-dependant calibration factor; Collaborative work; Communication standards; Internetworking; Patch antennas; Protocols; Quality of service; Robustness; Routing; Telecommunication traffic; WiMAX; patch antenns; power added efficiency; power measurements;
Conference_Titel :
MELECON 2010 - 2010 15th IEEE Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference
Conference_Location :
Valletta
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5793-9
DOI :
10.1109/MELCON.2010.5475992
