VNA Modules Aid Antenna Testing

Jan. 9, 2013

VNA test modules help reduce the size of test systems for characterizing millimeter-wave antennas through 500 GHz.

A line of compact modules from OML for vector network analyzers (VNAs) helps characterize millimeter-wave antennas from 50 to 500 GHz. The modules are compatible with modern VNAs, including antenna test systems from Nearfield Systems. The modules, which are available in RoHS compliant versions for WR-10, WR-05, WR-03, and WR-02.2 frequency bands, enable a small variable-positioning pedestal for characterizing antennas in terms of gain, polarization, and antenna pattern for both near- and far-field operation. The waveguide flange interface used on the modules is compatible with MIL-DTL-3922/67D.

OML, Inc., 300 Digital Dr., Morgan Hill, CA 95037; (408) 779-2698, www.omlinc.com.

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Jack Browne | Technical Contributor

Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.