Title :
Probe based MMW antenna measurement setup
Author :
Zwick, Thomas ; Baks, Christian ; Pfeiffer, Ullrich R. ; Liu, Duixian ; Gaucher, Brian P.
Author_Institution :
IBM T. J. Watson Res. Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA
Abstract :
A MMW setup is presented for measuring complex impedance and radiation patterns in an anechoic chamber while contacting the antenna with a coplanar probe. Measurement and simulation results of a 60 GHz Vivaldi antenna are shown to demonstrate the setup performance.
Keywords :
anechoic chambers (electromagnetic); antenna radiation patterns; antenna testing; electric impedance measurement; millimetre wave antennas; probes; 60 GHz; Vivaldi antenna; anechoic chamber; antenna complex impedance measurements; antenna measurement; antenna radiation patterns; coplanar probe contact; planar antenna; Adaptive arrays; Anechoic chambers; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Gain measurement; Horn antennas; Impedance measurement; Probes; Silicon germanium; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2004. IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8302-8
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2004.1329778
