Title :
Correction of errors in aerial far-field radiation-pattern determinations
Author :
Birand, T. ; Marin¿¿i¿¿, A.
Author_Institution :
Middle East Technical University, Department of Electrical Engineering, Ankara, Turkey
Abstract :
When the far-field radiation pattern is obtained from the Fourier transform of the measured aperture-field distribution, the directivity of the measuring probe introduces error. The letter describes a simple method for the correction of this error.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; Fourier transforms; aerial; antenna; errors; probes; radiation patterns;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19710058