Antenna Measurement Uncertainty Method for Measurements in Compact Antenna Test Ranges

Authors: Stephen Blalock and Jeffrey A. Fordham
Publication: EuCAP 2016
Copyright Owner: IEEE

Methods for determining the uncertainty in antenna measurements have been previously developed and presented. The IEEE has published IEEE 1720-2012 that formalizes a methodology for uncertainty analysis of near-field antenna measurements. In contrast, approaches to uncertainty analysis for antenna measurements on a compact range are not covered as well in the literature. A review and discussion of the terms that affect gain and sidelobe uncertainty are presented as a framework for assessing the uncertainty in compact range antenna measurements including effects of the non-ideal properties of the incident plane wave. An example uncertainty analysis is presented.

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