Imaging of scatterers on microwave antenna test ranges

Author

Seville, Andrew ; Cook, Gregory G. ; Bennett, John C. ; England, Eric H.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Sheffield Univ., UK

Volume

43

Issue

8

fYear

1995

fDate

8/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

766

Lastpage

772

Abstract

A circular synthetic aperture imaging technique for evaluating the performance of antenna far-field test ranges is presented. Using multifrequency data, the fields incident on the region occupied by the scanning antenna are used to produce microwave images showing the distribution and level of scattering artifacts on the test site. Results are presented for S- and X-band ranges on a large outdoor antenna measurement facility. Various primary scatterers are identified, together with a source of secondary illumination of scattering objects

Keywords

antenna testing; electromagnetic wave scattering; image reconstruction; image resolution; microwave antennas; microwave imaging; radar antennas; radar cross-sections; radar imaging; synthetic aperture radar; S-band; X-band; antenna far-field test ranges; circular synthetic aperture imaging technique; microwave antenna test ranges; microwave images; multifrequency data; outdoor antenna measurement facility; performance; primary scatterers; scanning antenna; scattering artifacts; secondary illumination; Antenna measurements; Antennas and propagation; Aperture antennas; Microwave antenna arrays; Microwave antennas; Microwave imaging; Multifrequency antennas; Probes; Scattering; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-926X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/8.402195

Filename

402195