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An EIRP Measurement Method for Base-Station Antennas Using Field Strengths Measured Along a Single Straight Line
- Authors
- Soon-Soo Oh, Young-Hwan Lee
- Issue Date
- 2013-12
- Citation
- International Journal of Antennas and Propagation, v.2013, pp.1-7
- ISSN
- 1687-5869
- Publisher
- Hindawi Publishing
- Language
- English
- Type
- Journal Article
- Abstract
- We describe an EIRP measurement technique for a base-station antenna. The proposed method especially can be applied to the base-station antenna installed in real environments. Fresnel region measurement method is an optimal technique to avoid the far-field multipath interference, and, furthermore, it could shorten the measurement time. For detecting only the field strengths along a single straight line, we also propose a simple phase-retrieval method. For verification, a simulation and experiment have been performed. An anechoic chamber was utilized in this paper before the real environment test with the outdoor measurement system. The transformed far-field pattern and EIRP agree closely with the reference data within a valid angle. The proposed method can be applied for the EIRP in situ measurements without moving a vehicle loading the EIRP measurement apparatus. © 2013 Soon-Soo Oh and Young-Hwan Lee.
- KSP Keywords
- Anechoic Chamber, Base Station Antenna, Far-field pattern, Fresnel region, Multipath Interference, Phase Retrieval, Real environment, Simulation and experiment, Straight line, measurement apparatus, measurement method
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