Array antenna characterization technique based on evanescent reactive-near-field probing in an ultra-small anechoic box

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn 3, Issue , 2003, Pages 1841-1844

  Han, Qing ^a   Inagaki, Keizo ^a   Ohira, Takashi ^a  

^a ADVANCED TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANECHOIC CHAMBERS; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); MICROWAVES;

ARRAY ANTENNA CHARACTERIZATION;

ARRAYS;

EID: 0043092528     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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