Numerical simulation of the antenna factor of a broadband dipole antenna

Author

Wang, Ke ; Nelson, Robert

Author_Institution

ZMD Reining Inc., Madison, WI, USA

Volume

1

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

616

Abstract

Antenna factor values provided by the manufacturer are typically determined based on the assumption that the antenna is used in the far field of the source. However, in some measurement situations the antennas are placed in the near field. In this work, a method of moments software code is used to simulate the antenna factor of a broadband dipole antenna for both far-field and near-field cases. Results are provided comparing the far-field simulation with the antenna factor values supplied by the manufacturer. In addition, an error correction factor was determined for the near-field case

Keywords

antenna theory; dipole antennas; electrical engineering computing; error correction codes; method of moments; antenna factor numerical simulation; broadband dipole antenna; error correction factor; far field source; far-field simulation; method of moments software; near-field source; Antenna feeds; Antenna measurements; Broadband antennas; Dipole antennas; Electric variables measurement; Loaded antennas; Moment methods; Numerical simulation; Receiving antennas; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electromagnetic Compatibility, 2001. EMC. 2001 IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Montreal, Que.

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6569-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISEMC.2001.950715

Filename

950715