Near-field Antenna Measurement Short Course
March 28 – 30, 2007
Nearfield Systems, Inc.
19730 Magellan Drive, Torrance, CA 90502, USA
(310) 525-7000 Fax: (310) 525-7100
Course Description
This course will cover theoretical and practical aspects of antenna near-field testing. The intended audience is
engineers and technicians using and operating NSI near-field antenna test systems. Planar, cylindrical & spherical
methods will be addressed. The course will contain theoretical presentations to provide a background for the near-
field antenna technique. The course will focus on the practical aspects of near-field measurements and include
demonstrations with a test system by the attendees. A spherical scanner with a full suite of NSI 2000 software will
be available for demonstrations during this course.
The course will focus on the NSI product line in order to allow demonstration of various aspects of near-field testing
and also to educate attendees on the efficient use of the various tools provided by NSI. A session on the use of the
NSI 2000 scripting language will provide formal training on this capability of the software.
The presenters of this course have been chosen to provide a wide expertise base covering theory, application,
software, and instrumentation aspects of near-field antenna testing.
Course Outline:
Measurement Errors:
Day 1 Overview of 18-terms error budget
Introduction: Determination of error terms
Overview of near-field industry and applications NSI 2000 Scripting Overview:
General Antenna Measurement Theory: Scripting mode
Introductory antenna concepts (Gain, Directivity, Application examples
SLL, beamwidth, dynamic range, sensitivity,
averaging, etc.) Day 3
Far-field antenna testing vs near-field antenna testing Wireless handset testing & CTIA OTA
Compact range testing measurements
Chamber considerations RF system design & Pulsed Antenna Measurement:
Near-field Antenna Measurement Theory I: Pulse system configurations
Planar near-field theory Pulsed modes
Cylindrical near-field theory Limitations & design considerations
NSI 2000 Software Overview: Timing aspects
Software layout Near-field Probe Correction:
Features description Probe correction theory
Basic NSI 2000 demo Probe correction models in NSI 2000
Probe correction files
Day 2 Advanced Antenna Measurement topics:
Systems Hardware Overview: MARS
Planar, cylindrical, spherical systems SNF alignment
Mechanical Components & RF equipment Phased array testing
Antenna Measurement Demo I: Back projection
Spherical near-field testing High speed testing
Near-field Antenna Measurement Theory II: MTI
Spherical near-field theory Antenna Measurement Demo II:
Back projection theory MARS
Spherical near-field alignment
1/26/2007
Course Presenters
NSI Staff including: Greg Hindman, Daniël Janse van Rensburg, Allen Newell, Bert Schluper, Greg
Masters & Donnie Gray
Enrollment Form
Name:
Title:
Company:
Address:
Phone #:
Fax #:
E-mail:
PO# for course fee:
Mail your check (payable to Nearfield Systems Inc.) or FAX your PO, or Visa/MC/AMEX information
with a printed copy of the above Enrollment Application Form to:
Accounts Receivable
Nearfield Systems Inc.
19730 Magellan Drive
Torrance, CA 90502
tel: (310) 525 7000
fax: (310) 525 7102
Fee
$1,750 per person: This fee will include lecture notes, a copy of the book “Near-field Antenna
Measurements” by Dan Slater and classroom materials.
The number of attendees will be limited to 30.
Dates
Registration deadline: 28 February 2007.
1/26/2007
