Development of a hologram-based catr for testing a very high gain antenna at 650 GHz

Juha Ala-Laurinaho, Tomi Koskinen, Janne Häkli, Aki Karttunen, Anne Lönnqvist, Eero Noponen, Juha Mallat, Matti Vaaja, Ville Viikari, Antti Räisänen, Jukka Heinonen, Pekka Hautala, Jerzy Lemanczyk

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Abstract

A compact antenna test range (CATR) based on a radio frequency hologram is a potential method for testing high-gain antennas at submillimetre wavelengths. Within a European Space Agency (ESA) project, a 1.5 m reflector antenna, ADMIRALS Representative Test Object (RTO), will be tested at 650 GHz during autumn 2006. For these antenna tests, MilliLab / Radio Laboratory at the Helsinki University of Technology (TKK) is designing and constructing a CATR based on a binary amplitude hologram having a diameter of 3.16 m. The designed quiet-zone width is about 2 m. A plane-polar scanner is designed for the quiet-zone field verification. The dynamic range is estimated to be 32 dB in the quiet-zone field tests and 78 dB in the tests of the high-gain test antenna.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of The European Conference on Antennas and Propagation
Subtitle of host publicationEuCAP 2006
PublisherIEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
ISBN (Print)978-92-9092-937-6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Oct 2006
MoE publication typeA4 Article in a conference publication
Event1st European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2006 - Nice, France
Duration: 6 Nov 200610 Nov 2006
Conference number: 1

Conference

Conference1st European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2006
Abbreviated titleEuCAP 2006
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityNice
Period6/11/0610/11/06

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