Analysis of the Reflection Method for Measuring the Radiation Efficiency Using the Transmission Line Model
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- ISHII Nozomu
- the Faculty of Engineering, Niigata University
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- KATAGIRI Yasuo
- the Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University
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- MIYAKAWA Michio
- the Faculty of Engineering, Niigata University
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Abstract
The reflection method is an accurate and simple method for measuring the radiation efficiency of a small antenna. However, it takes too long and has the disadvantage of underestimating the efficiency due to resonance in the cavity formed by the straight waveguide and two sliding shorts. To reduce the measurement time, one sliding short can be fixed while the other one is moved. To improve the accuracy of this technique, we can set the antenna to be measured at the center of the two sliding shorts or at a local anti-node of the standing wave in the waveguide. When one of the sliding shorts is fixed, the measured efficiency becomes negative at certain frequencies. We examine these reductions in efficiency using an equivalent transmission line model for the reflection method. We also derive analytical expressions for the overall efficiency in the above cases and verify new procedures that enable measurements to be performed without any drops in the measured efficiency.
Journal
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- IEICE transactions on communications
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IEICE transactions on communications 90 (9), 2394-2400, 2007-09-01
The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers
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Details 詳細情報について
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- CRID
- 1572824502386663808
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- NII Article ID
- 110007541050
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- NII Book ID
- AA10826261
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- ISSN
- 09168516
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- Text Lang
- en
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- Data Source
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- CiNii Articles