Assessment of a contactless characterization method for integrated antennas

A.J. van den Biggelaar; D.P.P. Daverveld; A.C.F. Reniers; U. Johannsen; A.B. Smolders

doi:10.23919/EuMC.2019.8910807

Assessment of a contactless characterization method for integrated antennas

A.J. van den Biggelaar, D.P.P. Daverveld, A.C.F. Reniers, U. Johannsen, A.B. Smolders

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Abstract

It is not a straightforward task to determine the antenna characteristics of an integrated antenna. In order to measure its input impedance, a contactless characterization method (CCM) can be used. In this paper, the sensitivity of a CCM is assessed. It is shown that small offsets in the position of the antenna-under-test in between measurements can lead to severe errors in the determined input impedance. Moreover, accurate knowledge of the used terminations is essential to acquire accurate results. Furthermore, it is shown that the use of an anechoic environment is not a necessity for this CCM, making this method attractive to be used in many application domains. Finally, the CCM is used to determine the input impedance of an arbitrary antenna. A good match between the measured input impedance via a directly contacted measurement and via the CCM is achieved.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2019 49th European Microwave Conference, EuMC 2019
Place of Publication	Piscataway
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages	1016-1019
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	978-2-87487-055-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.23919/EuMC.2019.8910807
Publication status	Published - Oct 2019
Event	49th European Microwave Conference (EuMC 2019) - Paris, France Duration: 1 Oct 2019 → 3 Oct 2019

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Conference	49th European Microwave Conference (EuMC 2019)
Country/Territory	France
City	Paris
Period	1/10/19 → 3/10/19

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contactless characterization
Input impedance measurement
integrated antennas

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van den Biggelaar, AJ, Daverveld, DPP, Reniers, ACF , Johannsen, U & Smolders, AB 2019, Assessment of a contactless characterization method for integrated antennas. in 2019 49th European Microwave Conference, EuMC 2019., 8910807, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Piscataway, pp. 1016-1019, 49th European Microwave Conference (EuMC 2019), Paris, France, 1/10/19. https://doi.org/10.23919/EuMC.2019.8910807

Assessment of a contactless characterization method for integrated antennas. / van den Biggelaar, A.J.; Daverveld, D.P.P.; Reniers, A.C.F. et al.
2019 49th European Microwave Conference, EuMC 2019. Piscataway: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2019. p. 1016-1019 8910807.

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