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What does a near field scanner measure?

  • A.The mechanical profile of the antenna aperture for surface checking
  • B.Amplitude and phase over a surface close to the antenna
  • C.The total power radiated through a sphere enclosing the antenna
  • D.The impedance presented by the antenna at each measurement point

Answer: B

A probe records the complex field at a grid of points on a plane, cylinder or sphere, and a transform yields the far field pattern. Phase is essential, so the scanner's mechanical accuracy must be a small fraction of a wavelength and the instrumentation must be phase stable. Total power is obtained by other means, impedance is a terminal quantity, and surface profiling is a mechanical measurement, though the same near field data can reveal surface errors as a by-product.

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