Combination of Spherical and Planar Scanning for Phaseless Near-Field Antenna Measurements

Fernando Rodriguez Varela, Belen Galocha Iraguen, Manuel Sierra Castaner, Javier Fernandez Alvarez, Michael Mattes, Olav Breinbjerg

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    Abstract

    The two scans phaseless technique is a well-known procedure for the characterization of antennas on near-field ranges without need of measuring the phase. Amplitude information over two surfaces compensates for the lack of phase reference. In this paper we propose the combination of spherical and planar surfaces for the application of the two scans technique, together with the application of Wirtinger Flow, a state-of-the art phase retrieval algorithm with high convergence guarantees. The use of different types of surface adds additional information about the field’s degrees of freedom, allowing for smaller separation between acquisition surfaces as compared with the 2-sphere techniques. In addition, an initial estimation for the phase is not required. The phase retrieval process is formulated in terms of the Spherical Wave Expansion (SWE) of the antenna under test. The SWE-to-PWE (Plane Wave Expansion) is utilized in order to process the amplitude field on the planar surface. Results for simulated and measured near-field data are shown to demonstrate the potential capabilities of the proposed technique.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings of 2019 Antenna Measurement Techniques Association Symposium
    Number of pages6
    PublisherIEEE
    Publication date2019
    Pages1-6
    ISBN (Print)9781728145259
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2019
    Event41st​ ​Annual​ ​Meeting​ ​and​ ​Symposium​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Antenna​ ​Measurement​ ​Techniques Association - Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina, San Diego, United States
    Duration: 6 Oct 201911 Oct 2019
    Conference number: 41

    Conference

    Conference41st​ ​Annual​ ​Meeting​ ​and​ ​Symposium​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Antenna​ ​Measurement​ ​Techniques Association
    Number41
    LocationSheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    CitySan Diego
    Period06/10/201911/10/2019

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