Title :
Application of the iterative probe correction technique for compensating the effect of the mechanical alignment errors of probe in spherical near-field antenna measurements
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Sci. & Technol., Dept. of Radio Sci. & Eng., Aalto Univ., Aalto, Finland
Abstract :
This paper shows that the effect of such mechanical alignment errors of probe in spherical near-field antenna measurements, that may vary as a function of the measurement direction, can be compensated for with an iterative probe correction technique. The computational complexity remains the same as that for the traditional first-order probe correction technique.
Keywords :
Antenna measurements; Computational complexity; Directive antennas; Electric variables measurement; Error correction; Mechanical variables measurement; Position measurement; Probes; Rotation measurement; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2010 Proceedings of the Fourth European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Barcelona, Spain
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6431-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-84-7653-472-4