Abstract:
A new technique is described for determining power gain and polarization of antennas at reduced range distances. It is based on a generalized three-antenna approach which...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
A new technique is described for determining power gain and polarization of antennas at reduced range distances. It is based on a generalized three-antenna approach which, for the first time, permits absolute gain and polarization measurements to be performed without quantitative a priori knowledge of the antennas. The required data are obtained by an extrapolation technique which includes provisions for rigorously evaluating and correcting for errors due to proximity and multipath interference effects. The theoretical basis provides a convenient and powerful approach for describing and solving antenna measurement problems, and the experimental method employed illustrates the utility of this approach. Examples of measurements are included which exhibit errors in gain as small as\pm0.11dB (3\sigma).
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation ( Volume: 21, Issue: 4, July 1973)
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