NF2FF

Near-Field to Far-Field Transformation for Antenna Measurements
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Near-Field to Far-Field Transformation for Antenna Measurements (NF2FF).
Hologram analysis can also be used to study near field communication (NFC) antennas.
J. Logan (jloganuri@gmail.com, logan@ecs.umass.edu)
A. P. Mynster (andersmynster@hotmail.com)
M. J. Pelk (m.j.pelk@tudelft.nl)
C. Ponder (chris.ponder@sli-institute.ac.uk)
K. Van Caekenberghe (vcaeken@umich.edu)
The script assumes:
1. Rectangular coordinate system with z axis normal to planar aperture
2. exp(j*omega*t) time dependence convention. Please, substitute i with -j whenever implementing exp(-i*omega*t) time dependence convention based algorithms.
The script uses:
1. Near field datasets of a 94 GHz slotted waveguide (U.S. Patent No.: 7,994,969) can be downloaded from: https://www.chipdesign.be/DATASETS.zip.
Sought-after extensions are listed below. Please post them on the
website, if you are willing to contribute:
1. Cylindrical and spherical near field to far field transformation
2. Graphical user interface
The package also includes data acquisition scripts for reading out S-parameters from the HP 8510C and HP 8720ES network analyzers, and the Rohde & Schwarz ZVA40 network analyzer. The DAQ scripts require a MATLAB Instrument Control Toolbox license.
References:
1. C. A. Balanis, "Antenna Theory, Analysis and Design, 2nd Ed.", Wiley, 1997. [exp(j*omega*t) time dependence convention]
2. D. Paris, W. Leach, Jr., E. Joy, "Basic Theory of Probe-Compensated Near-Field Measurements", IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 26, No. 3, May 1978. [exp(-i*omega*t) time dependence convention]
3. A. D. Yaghjian, "Approximate Formulas for the Far Field and Gain of Open-Ended Rectangular Waveguide", IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 32, No. 4, April 1984. [exp(-i*omega*t) time dependence convention]
4. A. D. Yaghjian, "An Overview of Near-Field Antenna Measurements", IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 34, No. 1, June 1986. [exp(-i*omega*t) time dependence convention]
5. G. F. Masters, "Probe-Correction Coefficients Derived From Near-Field Measurements", AMTA Conference, October 7-11, 1991.
6. J. J. Lee, E. M. Ferren, D. P. Woollen, and K. M. Lee, "Near-Field Probe Used as a Diagnostic Tool to Locate Defective Elements in an Array Antenna", IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 36, No. 6, June 1988. [exp(-i*omega*t) time dependence convention]
7. http://www.fftw.org/
8. R. M. Goldstein, H. A. Zebken, and C. L. Werner, "Satellite Radar Interferometry: Two-Dimensional Phase Unwrapping", Radio Sci., Vol. 23, No. 4, pp. 713-720, 1988.
9. D. C. Ghiglia and M. D. Pritt, "Two-Dimensional Phase Unwrapping: Theory, Algorithms and Software". Wiley-Interscience, 1998.
10. J. M. De Freitas. "SPHERE3D: A Matlab Function to Plot 3-Dimensional Data on a Spherical Surface".
QinetiQ Ltd, Winfrith Technology Centre, Winfrith,
Dorchester DT2 8XJ. UK. 15 September 2005.
10. http://nf2ff.sourceforge.net

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Van Caekenberghe, K.; Logan, J. (2024). NF2FF (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/23385-nf2ff), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

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Version Published Release Notes
1.10.0.1

Update of DATASETS.zip link.

1.10.0.0

Update of contact information.

1.8.0.0

Bug fix: aspect ratio maintained during zero padding

1.7.0.0

Data acquisition scripts for reading out S-parameters from the HP 8510C and HP 8720ES network analyzers, and the Rohde & Schwarz ZVA40 network analyzer were added. The DAQ scripts require a MATLAB Instrument Control Toolbox license.

1.3.0.0

New extensions include:
1. Holographic back projection
2. Cross polarization (Ludwig 1 and 3)
3. Probe compensation (EXPERIMENTAL)

1.1.0.0

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1.0.0.0