Title :
Characterization of the coverage uniformity of an antenna based on its far-field
Author :
Huchard, Mathieu ; Delaveaud, Christophe ; Tedjini, Smail
Author_Institution :
CEA-LETI, Grenoble
Abstract :
A method to evaluate and compare the coverage of different antennas is presented. This new criterion is intended to be physically meaningful to the antenna or RF system designer. It is also made to be an intrinsic characteristic of the antenna radiation. On this point, we emphasize the fact that the coverage criterion is calculated here considering the antenna placed in free space condition which is not representative of a real telecommunication environment
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; electromagnetic fields; RF system designer; antenna based far field; antenna radiation; coverage uniformity; Adaptive arrays; Costs; Directive antennas; Equations; Lighting; Loaded antennas; Polarization; Receiving antennas; Testing; Transmitting antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2005 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8883-6
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2005.1551603
