Linear array characteristics with one-dimensional reactive-region near-field scanning: simulations and measurements

Autor: F.G. Willwerth, Alan J. Fenn, H.M. Aumann
Rok vydání: 1991
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Zdroj: IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. 39:1305-1311
ISSN: 0018-926X
DOI: 10.1109/8.99038
Popis: A model for simulating the performance of a phased-array antenna with one-dimensional near-field scanning is addressed. Measurements and simulations in the reactive near-field region for a linear array with monopole elements are described. The array and near-field probe characteristics are simulated by using the method of moments. Measurements and simulations of the array near-zone received voltage, plane-wave spectrum, and far-field data, using centerline scanning at less than one wavelength distance from the antenna, are shown to be in good agreement. The presence of evanescent grating lobes in the plane-wave spectrum is observed. It is shown that a V-dipole theoretical probe antenna can accurately model a practical near-field measurement probe. >
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