DocumentCode
2120957
Title
Implementation of a new spherical near-field range at NPL
Author
Miller, Philip ; Tian, Zhengrong
Author_Institution
Nat. Phys. Lab., Teddington, UK
fYear
2004
fDate
25-26 May 2004
Firstpage
29
Lastpage
32
Abstract
NPL has recently validated a new spherical near-field range. This range is built inside a 15 m by 15 m by 7.5 m anechoic chamber which also houses an extrapolation range and a probe calibration range. The spherical near-field range has been designed to work over an approximate frequency range of 0.5 GHz to 40 GHz, with a quiet zone up to 3 m diameter. This paper describes this new range and the results of the initial validation measurements. It compares the measurement of a standard gain horn moved to two positions in the quiet zone.
Keywords
UHF measurement; anechoic chambers (electromagnetic); antenna testing; calibration; microwave measurement; millimetre wave measurement; 15 m; 7.5 m; NPL; anechoic chamber; antenna calibration; antenna measurements; extrapolation range; microwave antennas; probe calibration range; spherical near-field range; standard gain horn;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Antenna Measurements and SAR, 2004. AMS 2004. IEE
ISSN
0537-9989
Print_ISBN
0-86341-415-X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1049/ic:20040071
Filename
1514887
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