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Transfer near-field technology to industry and other agencies.
This course is designed for engineers and scientists concerned with the accurate measurement of antenna parameters. Major emphasis will be placed on the theory of near-field antenna-antenna interactions, applications to near-field scanning on planar, cylindrical, and spherical surfaces, and the computation of desired antenna characteristics from near-field data. Comparisons will be made of the planar, cylindrical, and spherical scanning methods, and the advantages and disadvantages of each will be discussed. In addition, the extrapolation method of determining absolute gain and polarization will be treated and probe pattern measurements discussed.
The attendee should have a background equivalent to a Bachelor's degree in engineering or physics.
- Intro. to Antenna and Microwave Measurements
- Intro. to Planar Near-Field Theory
- Polarization - Theory and Measurements
- Probe Characterization
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
- Planar Near-Field Theory
- Planar Near-Field Measurements (including probe-position correction)
- Cylindrical Near-Field Theory
- In-depth Lab Tour including NIST near-field robotic range
Thursday, September 11, 2014
- Spherical Near-Field Theory (including imaging)
- Uncertainty Analysis
- Spherical and Cylindrical Near-Field Measurements
- Wrap-up and Discussion
September 9th:
- Carl Stubenrauch (Intro. to Antenna and Microwave Measurements)
- Allen Newell (Intro. to Planar Near-Field Theory; Polarization Measurements)
- Michael Francis (Probe Characterization)
September 10th:
- Ron Wittmann (Planar Near-Field Theory)
- Jeffrey Guerrieri (Planar Near-Field Measurements I)
- Michael Francis (Planar Near-Field Measurements II)
- Carl Stubenrauch (Cylindrical Near-Field Theory)
- Lab Tour
September 11th
- Ron Wittmann (Spherical Near-Field Theory)
- Michael Francis (Uncertainty Analysis)
- Carl Stubenrauch (Spherical and Cylindrical Near-Field Measurements)
- Discussion
A limited number of rooms are being held at the Best Western Boulder Inn. Reservations should be made early in order to ensure space. Requests received after August 7, 2014 will be filled on a space available basis. The course registration does not include your hotel reservation.
Best Western Boulder Inn 770 28th Street, Boulder, CO 80303 Phone: 303-449-3800 or 800-233-8469 Fax: 303-402-9118
www.BoulderInn.com
Rate: $119 + tax, single/double
Includes hotel's deluxe continental breakfast and free wireless internet
Online reservations may be made at: http://book.bestwestern.com/bestwestern/priceAvail.do?propertyCode=06103&promoCode=NIST
Please mention "NIST" for group rate
Additional hotels: http://www.bouldercoloradousa.com/hotels/
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