Title :
Novel planar antenna measurement techniques with electro-optic sampling (EOS)
Author :
Imaizumi, Y. ; Kamitsuna, H. ; Shimizu, M. ; Ogawa, H.
Author_Institution :
NTT Radio Commun. Syst. Labs., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
This paper has proposed a new antenna assessment technique. Antenna radiation patterns are measured using electro-optic sampling (EOS). The electric field of a microstrip-fed patch antenna is measured by an EO probe tip and the radiation pattern is theoretically calculated. The calculation results are compared against the conventionally determined far-field pattern. The experimental results confirm the effectiveness of the proposed method. The method is suitable for planar antennas, very small MMIC antenna arrays, i.e., wafer scale integrated circuits (WSICs), and evaluating the mutual coupling of large scale phased arrays.<>
Keywords :
MMIC; antenna phased arrays; antenna radiation patterns; electric field measurement; integrated optoelectronics; microstrip antenna arrays; microwave antenna arrays; millimetre wave antenna arrays; wafer-scale integration; antenna radiation patterns; electric field; electro-optic sampling; far-field pattern; large scale phased arrays; microstrip-fed patch antenna; mutual coupling; planar antenna measurement techniques; very small MMIC antenna arrays; wafer scale integrated circuits; Antenna arrays; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Earth Observing System; Measurement techniques; Microstrip antennas; Patch antennas; Phased arrays; Planar arrays; Sampling methods;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1994. AP-S. Digest
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2009-3
DOI :
10.1109/APS.1994.407765
