Antenna radiation characterization by backscattering modulation

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    Abstract

    The effective aperture of the antenna is determined using measured backscattering data. An oscillator with a known port impedance is connected to the antenna under test to modulate the backscattered radiation. The measurement is based on measuring the signal in the modulation sidebands. Using a simple circuit model for the antenna-oscillator system, the antenna effective aperture, bandwidth and radiation pattern can be determined. In this paper, theory for antenna aperture measurement is developed, and measurements with error considerations of an antenna with a highly reactive port impedance at the application frequency are presented. The results are compared to a traditional transmission measurement results.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationURSI/IEEE XXIX Convention on Radio Science
    Place of PublicationEspoo
    PublisherVTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
    Pages115-118
    ISBN (Electronic)951-38-6296-8
    ISBN (Print)951-38-6295-X
    Publication statusPublished - 2004
    MoE publication typeA4 Article in a conference publication
    EventURSI/IEEE XXIX Convention on Radio Science - Espoo, Finland
    Duration: 1 Nov 20042 Nov 2004

    Publication series

    SeriesVTT Symposium
    Number235
    ISSN0357-9387

    Conference

    ConferenceURSI/IEEE XXIX Convention on Radio Science
    Country/TerritoryFinland
    CityEspoo
    Period1/11/042/11/04

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