Title :
Spiral scanning for bipolar planar near-field antenna measurements: A comparative study
Author :
Brockett, Timothy ; Rahmat-Samii, Yahya
Author_Institution :
Electr. Eng. Dept., Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents a comparative study of these two types of spiral geometries including their definitions, implementation, and representative measurements comparing the pattern results. A discussion of the advantages in total measurement time is also presented.
Keywords :
planar antennas; bipolar planar near-field antenna measurements; spiral geometries; spiral scanning; total measurement time; Antenna measurements; Antennas and propagation; Equations; Geometry; Millimeter wave measurements; Spirals; Time measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Toronto, ON
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4967-5
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2010.5562126