Title :
Comparison of near-field methods at NIST
Author :
MacReynolds, K. ; Francis, M.H. ; Tamura, D.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
A comparison of the planar, spherical and cylindrical near-field techniques was completed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for a Ku-band cassegrain reflector antenna. This paper discusses the measurement results for the near-to-far field measurements.
Keywords :
reflector antennas; Ku-band cassegrain reflector antenna; NIST; cylindrical near-field technique; near-field method; near-to-far field measurement; planar near-field technique; spherical near-field technique; Antenna measurements; Frequency measurement; Gain measurement; Horn antennas; Impedance measurement; NIST; Receiving antennas; Reflection; Reflector antennas; Transmitting antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Precision Electromagnetic Measurements (CPEM), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Daejeon
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6795-2
DOI :
10.1109/CPEM.2010.5543138