(Ebook) Theory and Practice of Modern Antenna Range Measurements (Volume 2) by Clive Parini, Stuart Gregson, John McCormick, Daniël Janse van Rensburg, Thomas Eibert ISBN 9781839531286, 1839531282

(Ebook) Theory and Practice of Modern Antenna Range Measurements (Volume 2) by Clive Parini, Stuart Gregson, John McCormick, Daniël Janse van Rensburg, Thomas Eibert ISBN 9781839531286, 1839531282

This
greatly expanded, co-authored, two-volume text provides a comprehensive
introduction and explanation of both the theory and practice of modern antenna
measurements, from their most basic postulates and assumptions, to the
intricate details of their applications in various demanding modern measurement
scenarios.

Starting
with an initial examination of the properties of antennas that allow them to
enhance the free-space interaction of electronic systems, the authors then
introduce direct far-field and indirect far-field forms of antenna measurements
and their various implementations. Detailed descriptions are given of the
direct far-field measurement technique CATR (Compact Antenna Test Ranges),
Body-Centric measurements, and detailed developments of standard planar,
cylindrical, spherical and non-canonical near-field techniques; and includes a
through treatment of near-field range error budgets which are an indispensable
part of antenna metrology. The books conclude with recent advances in
measurement techniques such as aperture diagnostics, phase-less antenna
metrology, error correction, and range multi-path suppression techniques.
Extensive examples illustrate the concepts and techniques covered.

This second
edition is thoroughly expanded and now includes new chapters on near-field to
far-field transforms from non-canonical surfaces, electromagnetic modelling of
CATRs and near-field antenna measurement systems. In addition, there is an
expanded chapter on coordinate systems, polarization basis and antenna pattern
plotting and new sections on more specialized topics such as 5G and Radome
measurements.