A Wideband double ridge guide horn antenna as complex antenna transfer function standard

dc.contributor.advisorJoubert, Johan
dc.contributor.coadvisorOdendaal, J.W. (Johann Wilhelm)
dc.contributor.emailnel.mariesa@gmail.comen_US
dc.contributor.postgraduateNel, Mariesa
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-11T05:15:17Z
dc.date.available2014-02-11T05:15:17Z
dc.date.created2013-09-04
dc.date.issued2013en_US
dc.descriptionDissertation (MEng)--University of Pretoria, 2013.en_US
dc.description.abstractUltra wideband (UWB) technology plays a significant role in wireless communication. The complex antenna transfer function (CATF) of an UWB antenna provides important information required for better channel designs and communication systems. In this dissertation the CATF of a Double ridge guide horn (DRGH) antenna is determined and used as a standard antenna for UWB measurements. Two methods were used: the two antenna method in an anechoic chamber and a modified gain-transfer method in a compact antenna test range (CATR). Measurements were performed with a vector network analyser (VNA) in the frequency domain, in the anechoic chamber and the CATR. The distance measurements required to calculate the CATF from the S-parameter measurements were performed in the time domain. The CATF of the standard antenna was determined using two identical antennas and then it was shown that a modified gain-transfer method can be used to determine the CATF of any unknown antenna in a CATR, using the standard antenna as a reference. Some of the challenges were to obtain the correct equations and measurement method to obtain the CATF in a CATR. The standard antenna was used to investigate uncertainty contributions for the measurements in the CATR.en_US
dc.description.availabilityunrestricteden_US
dc.description.departmentElectrical, Electronic and Computer Engineeringen_US
dc.description.librariangm2014en_US
dc.identifier.citationNel, M 2013, A Wideband double ridge guide horn antenna as complex antenna transfer function standard, MEng dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/33373>en_US
dc.identifier.otherE13/9/1019/gmen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/33373
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Pretoriaen_ZA
dc.rights© 2013 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria.en_US
dc.subjectDouble ridge guide horn antennaen_US
dc.subjectComplex antenna transfer functionen_US
dc.subjectTime domainen_US
dc.subjectFrequency domainen_US
dc.subjectCompact antenna test rangeen_US
dc.subjectAnechoic chamberen_US
dc.subjectStandard antennaen_US
dc.subjectUncertaintiesen_US
dc.subjectUCTDen_US
dc.titleA Wideband double ridge guide horn antenna as complex antenna transfer function standarden_US
dc.typeDissertationen_US

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