Compact 3-D on-wafer radiation pattern measurement system for 60 GHz antennas

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 319-324

  Ranvier, Sylvain ^a,b   Kyrö, Mikko ^a   Icheln, Clemens ^a   Luxey, Cyril ^b   Staraj, Robert ^b   Vainikainen, Pertti ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

Author keywords

Antenna measurement; Mm wave antenna; On wafer measurement

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; DIRECTIVE ANTENNAS; MEASUREMENTS; MILLIMETER WAVES; RADIATION EFFECTS; TRAVELING WAVE ANTENNAS;

ANTENNA MEASUREMENT; MM-WAVE ANTENNA; OMNI-DIRECTIONAL ANTENNAS; ON-WAFER MEASUREMENT; ON-WAFER RADIATIONS;

DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA);

EID: 60349100605     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.24034     Document Type: Article

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