Title :
An efficient procedure for calibration of scanning phased antennas by means of near field planar scanner
Author :
Popova, M. ; Boyanov, V. ; Vitkov, V. ; Peshlov, V.
Author_Institution :
Skygate BG Ltd., Sofia, Bulgaria
Abstract :
The paper present an easy and efficient procedure for the calibration of scanning phased antennas by means of a near field planar scanner. The main steps of the procedure - modeling of the antenna architecture, near-field data transformation and phase error corrections - are described. Measurement results, obtained by the proposed procedure, are also presented. The paper concludes with some discussions about the practical application and accuracy of the algorithm.
Keywords :
antenna phased arrays; antenna radiation patterns; antenna theory; calibration; planar antenna arrays; scanning antennas; antenna architecture modeling; array patterns; near field planar scanner; near-field data transformation; phase error corrections; planar array; scanning phased antenna calibration; Antenna measurements; Aperture antennas; Calibration; Error correction; MMICs; Measurement techniques; Network topology; Phase control; Satellite antennas; Shape;
Conference_Titel :
Microwaves, Radar and Wireless Communications, 2004. MIKON-2004. 15th International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
83-906662-7-8
DOI :
10.1109/MIKON.2004.1356856
