Theory of Planar Near-Field Measurement

Abstract

The theory of planar near-field measurement is discussed for two different approaches: The scattering-matrix formulation approach and the reciprocity theorem approach. The interaction of test antenna and probe antenna is calculated, in which is taken account of the presence of the probe used to sample the field distributions since the probe is not assumed to be ideal (elementary magnetic or electric dipole), it is said that probe correction is applied. It is shown that both approaches lead to equal results. The derivation of far-field antenna characteristics from near-field data is then discussed and near-future research items are shortly mentioned.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA217883

Entities

People

  • H. J. Visser

Organizations

  • Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Electric Fields
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electronics Laboratories
  • Equations
  • Far Field
  • Integrals
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Microwave Networks
  • Near Field
  • Plane Waves
  • Polarization
  • Power Gain
  • Scattering
  • Standards
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering