Title :
Echo identification and cancellation techniques for antenna measurement in non-anechoic test sites
Author :
Loredo, S. ; Pino, M.R. ; Las-Heras, F. ; Sarkar, T.K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. Ingenieria Electr., Oviedo Univ., Gijon, Spain
Abstract :
This paper focuses on the measurement of the antenna radiation patterns when fully anechoic conditions are not available and, as consequence, some undesirable echoes are initially present in the measure. Two techniques are analyzed and compared, which - starting from data measured in the frequency domain - allow the echo contributions to be identified and the antenna radiation pattern to be retrieved. The accuracy of both techniques is evaluated at the frequency of 22 GHz by comparison with measurements obtained in an anechoic chamber.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; echo suppression; fast Fourier transforms; matrix algebra; microwave antennas; 22 GHz; FFT-based method; antenna measurement; antenna radiation patterns; echo cancellation; echo identification; fast Fourier transform; frequency domain; matrix-pencil method; reverberant condition; Anechoic chambers; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Diffraction; Electric variables measurement; Electromagnetic measurements; Fourier transforms; Frequency measurement; Frequency response; Testing;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MAP.2004.1296154