Title :
A sensitive ultra wideband propagation measurement system
Author :
Nashashibi, A. ; Behdad, N. ; Sarabandi, K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
A new VNA based frequency domain propagation measurement technique was presented. This high sensitivity system measures the frequency response of the channel over a wide frequency band or a number of discrete frequency sub-bands, and over large distances in a very short time and produces the data that can be analyzed to obtain the attenuation, frequency de-correlation and other statistical properties of the communication channel.
Keywords :
UHF radio propagation; frequency response; microwave propagation; microwave reflectometry; network analysers; communication channel characterization; frequency response; microwave measurement instrument; sensitive measurement system; stepped frequency technique; synchronous transmitter-receiver pair; ultrawideband propagation measurement system; vector network analyzers; Bandwidth; Communication channels; Dynamic range; Frequency measurement; Frequency synchronization; Microwave devices; Microwave measurements; Phase measurement; Transmitters; Ultra wideband technology;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2003. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Columbus, OH, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7846-6
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2003.1220384
