Fast Phased Array Calibration by Power-Only Measurements Twice for Each Antenna Element

This paper proposes a novel power-only measurement method for phased array antenna calibration. Besides the total array power, only one phase shift and two power measurements for each array element are required to determine the element complex electric field distortion, one by shifting the element’s...

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Main Authors: Guolong He, Xin Gao, Hui Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:International Journal of Antennas and Propagation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/6432149
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description This paper proposes a novel power-only measurement method for phased array antenna calibration. Besides the total array power, only one phase shift and two power measurements for each array element are required to determine the element complex electric field distortion, one by shifting the element’s phase of π/2 and the other by turning the element under test off. The theory of the proposed calibration method is given, and the closed form formulation of the element amplitude and phase distortions is derived. From the mathematical point of view, it is the minimum required measurements that use two scalar values to determine one complex vector. Numerical simulations and experiments are conducted to validate and demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed calibration method.
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spelling doaj-art-8bbd0812b8d5453f99fe0c42bb38af862025-08-20T03:37:41ZengWileyInternational Journal of Antennas and Propagation1687-58691687-58772019-01-01201910.1155/2019/64321496432149Fast Phased Array Calibration by Power-Only Measurements Twice for Each Antenna ElementGuolong He0Xin Gao1Hui Zhou2Beijing Institute of Tracking and Telecommunication Technology, Beijing 100094, ChinaBeijing Institute of Tracking and Telecommunication Technology, Beijing 100094, ChinaBeijing Institute of Tracking and Telecommunication Technology, Beijing 100094, ChinaThis paper proposes a novel power-only measurement method for phased array antenna calibration. Besides the total array power, only one phase shift and two power measurements for each array element are required to determine the element complex electric field distortion, one by shifting the element’s phase of π/2 and the other by turning the element under test off. The theory of the proposed calibration method is given, and the closed form formulation of the element amplitude and phase distortions is derived. From the mathematical point of view, it is the minimum required measurements that use two scalar values to determine one complex vector. Numerical simulations and experiments are conducted to validate and demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed calibration method.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/6432149
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Fast Phased Array Calibration by Power-Only Measurements Twice for Each Antenna Element
International Journal of Antennas and Propagation
title Fast Phased Array Calibration by Power-Only Measurements Twice for Each Antenna Element
title_full Fast Phased Array Calibration by Power-Only Measurements Twice for Each Antenna Element
title_fullStr Fast Phased Array Calibration by Power-Only Measurements Twice for Each Antenna Element
title_full_unstemmed Fast Phased Array Calibration by Power-Only Measurements Twice for Each Antenna Element
title_short Fast Phased Array Calibration by Power-Only Measurements Twice for Each Antenna Element
title_sort fast phased array calibration by power only measurements twice for each antenna element
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