A spatial averaging technique for measuring the transmission of planar composites

Author

Massey, W.M. ; Hurdsman, D.E. ; Meloling, J.H.

Author_Institution

Space & Naval Warfare Syst. Center, San Diego, CA, USA

Volume

4

fYear

2003

fDate

22-27 June 2003

Firstpage

647

Abstract

A transmission measurement technique for planar composite materials is presented. This technique involves the averaging of several measurements taken for different antenna separations. This effectively removes unwanted noise and scattering from panel edges. This technique is useful for the characterization of materials and for radome applications.

Keywords

UHF antennas; UHF measurement; UHF radio propagation; electromagnetic wave scattering; interference suppression; microwave antennas; microwave materials; microwave measurement; microwave propagation; radiowave propagation; radomes; materials characterization; measurement antenna separations; measurement averaging; panel edge scattering; planar composite materials; radome applications; spatial averaging technique; transmission measurement technique; unwanted noise; Antenna measurements; Apertures; Dielectric measurements; Electrical resistance measurement; Frequency measurement; Measurement techniques; Performance evaluation; Polarization; Scattering; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2003. IEEE

Conference_Location

Columbus, OH, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7846-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2003.1220357

Filename

1220357