• DocumentCode
    1175407
  • Title

    Comparison of three methods for the measurement of printed antenna efficiency

  • Author

    Pozar, David M. ; Kaufman, Barry

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Massachusetts Univ., Amherst, MA, USA
  • Volume
    36
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1988
  • fDate
    1/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    136
  • Lastpage
    139
  • Abstract
    Three methods for the measurement of antenna efficiency are evaluated: (1) the Wheeler cap method, (2) the radiometric method, and (3) the directivity/gain method. Each of these methods was used to measure the efficiency of four different printed antennas (three microstrip patches with various feeds, and an eight-element series-fed microstrip array). These methods and the experimental results which were obtained are discussed
  • Keywords
    microstrip antennas; Wheeler cap method; directivity/gain method; eight-element series-fed microstrip array; microstrip patches; printed antenna efficiency; radiometric method; Antenna feeds; Antenna measurements; Antennas and propagation; Microstrip antenna arrays; Microstrip antennas; Radiometry; Rough surfaces; Surface roughness; Surface waves; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-926X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/8.1084
  • Filename
    1084