Integral Equation Methods for Near-Field Far-Field Transformation

Authors

  • Carsten H. Schmidt Lehrstuhl für Hochfrequenztechnik, Technische Universität München, 80290 München, Germany
  • Thomas F. Eibert Lehrstuhl für Hochfrequenztechnik, Technische Universität München, 80290 München, Germany

Keywords:

Integral Equation Methods for Near-Field Far-Field Transformation

Abstract

Antenna measurements are often carried out in the radiating near-field of the antenna under test. Near-field transformation algorithms determine an equivalent sources representation of the antenna in an inverse process and field values in almost arbitrary distances can be computed. In this paper two integral equation methods for the near-field transformation are presented, which are especially suitable for electrically large antennas, irregular sample point distributions, higher order probes, and non-ideal measurement environments.

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Published

2022-06-17

How to Cite

[1]
C. H. . Schmidt and T. F. . Eibert, “Integral Equation Methods for Near-Field Far-Field Transformation”, ACES Journal, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 15–22, Jun. 2022.

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