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Why is a patch antenna's measured pattern rippled at wide angles?

  • A.Higher order modes excited in the patch at large observation angles
  • B.The measurement range being shorter than the far field distance
  • C.Diffraction from the edges of the finite ground plane
  • D.Reflections from the connector on the underside of the board

Answer: C

The direct radiation and the contribution diffracted from the board edge arrive with a path difference that varies with angle, so they alternately add and cancel and the pattern ripples, most noticeably towards the horizon and behind. A larger or absorber lined ground plane smooths it. Connector reflection, mode excitation and range length can all degrade a measurement but produce different signatures. Recognising a ripple as an interference effect points straight at a second path.

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