An EIRP Measurement Method for Base-Station Antennas Using Field Strengths Measured along a Single Straight Line

الملخص EN

We describe an EIRP measurement technique for a base-station antenna.

The proposed method especially can be applied to the base-station antenna installed in real environments.

Fresnel region measurement method is an optimal technique to avoid the far-field multipath interference, and, furthermore, it could shorten the measurement time.

For detecting only the field strengths along a single straight line, we also propose a simple phase-retrieval method.

For verification, a simulation and experiment have been performed.

An anechoic chamber was utilized in this paper before the real environment test with the outdoor measurement system.

The transformed far-field pattern and EIRP agree closely with the reference data within a valid angle.

The proposed method can be applied for the EIRP in situ measurements without moving a vehicle loading the EIRP measurement apparatus.