Title :
Antenna far-field predictions from two phaseless cylindrical near-field measurements
Author :
Tennant, Alan ; Junkin, G. ; Anderson, A.P.
Author_Institution :
Sheffield Univ., UK
Abstract :
A phaseless cylindrical near-field/far-field transformation algorithm is described. The technique uses the measurement of two near-field intensity distributions and knowledge of the antenna geometry. Verification measurements are presented for a waveguide array.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; antenna testing; microwave antenna arrays; waveguide antennas; 9 GHz; antenna far field prediction; antenna geometry; near-field intensity distributions; phase retrieval; phaseless cylindrical near-field/far-field transformation algorithm; radiation pattern; waveguide array;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19921361
