RF probe influence study in millimeter-wave antenna pattern measurements

International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 413-420

  Mohammadpour Aghdam, Karim ^a,b   Brebels, Steven ^c   Enayati, Amin ^c   Faraji Dana, Reza ^b   Vandenbosch, Guy A E ^a   Deraedt, Walter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^c IMEC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

antenna measurement; dynamic range; mmwave; RF probe

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA MEASUREMENT; DYNAMIC RANGE; MILLIMETER-WAVE ANTENNAS; MM-WAVE; MM-WAVE FREQUENCIES; RADIO FREQUENCIES; RF PROBE; SIMULATION RESULT;

ANTENNAS; MILLIMETER WAVES; PROBES;

DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA);

EID: 79958864539     PISSN: 10964290     EISSN: 1099047X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mmce.20530     Document Type: Article

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