June 1984 | Technical Report NBSR 84-3010
Comparison of Measured and Calculated Mutual Coupling in the Near Field Between Microwave Antennas
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Carl F. Stubenrauch and Michael H. Francis, “Comparison of Measured and Calculated Mutual Coupling in the Near Field Between Microwave Antennas,” Technical Report NBSR 84-3010, U.S. Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Institute for Telecommunication Sciences, June 1984.
Carl F. Stubenrauch and Michael H. Francis
Abstract: Measurements of near-field mutual coupling were performed between two moderate sized microwave antennas and compared to coupling calculated using recently developed computer programs. Input data for the programs are the complex far-field radiation patterns of the antennas. Experimentally determined and calculated coupling as a function of both transverse displacement and separation agree closely except for a constant offset observed in some cases. In addition, coupling values computed using a program which approximates the far-field radiation patterns were compared to experiment and found to be satisfactory.
Keywords: mutual coupling; coupling loss; co-sited antennas; far fields; near fields
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