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COMPARISON OF NEAR-FIELD METHODS AT NIST K. MacReynolds, M.H. Francis and D. Tamura
Published
Author(s)
Katherine MacReynolds, Michael H. Francis, Douglas T. Tamura
Abstract
A comparison of the planar, spherical and cylindrical near-field techniques was completed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for a Ku-band Cassegrain reflector antenna. This paper discusses the measurement results for the near-to-far field measurements. We also report on the sources and magnitudes of the uncertainties for the on-axis gain and patterns of the three near-field techniques. We conclude that the results from the three different near-field methods agree within the regions of validity to the stated uncertainties.
MacReynolds, K.
, Francis, M.
and Tamura, D.
(2010),
COMPARISON OF NEAR-FIELD METHODS AT NIST K. MacReynolds, M.H. Francis and D. Tamura, Antenna Measurements Techniques Association, Atlanta, GA, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=906057
(Accessed October 16, 2025)