Differential time-domain single-antenna method for ultra-wide band antenna measurements

Author

Tamas, Razvan D. ; Babour, Laurence ; Alexa, Mihai ; Vladu, Gabriel ; Saguet, Pierre ; Chilo, Jean

Author_Institution

Naval Res. Centre, Mil. Equip. & Technol. Res. Agency, Constanta

fYear

2009

fDate

2-4 March 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

Antenna radiation can be experimentally investigated by using the single-antenna method that consists of a virtual transmission between the antenna under test and its image in a conducting reflector. This paper presents a time-domain approach of the single-antenna method for the characterization of ultra-wide band (UWB) antennas. A differential technique was considered in order to discriminate the reflected signal due to the antenna input mismatch, and the signal received by reflection on the conducting plate, respectively. Experimental and computed results are presented for two types of UWB antennas.

Keywords

antenna radiation patterns; antenna testing; time-domain analysis; ultra wideband antennas; UWB antennas; antenna input mismatch; antenna radiation; conducting reflector; differential technique; differential time-domain single-antenna method; ultra-wide band antenna measurements; virtual transmission; Antenna measurements; Dipole antennas; Electromagnetic measurements; Receiving antennas; Reflection; Reflector antennas; Testing; Time domain analysis; Transmitting antennas; Ultra wideband antennas;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antenna Technology, 2009. iWAT 2009. IEEE International Workshop on

Conference_Location

Santa Monica, CA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4395-6

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-4396-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IWAT.2009.4906873

Filename

4906873