Advanced Antenna Measurement Techniques for Radar, IoT and 5G Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Modern communication and radar systems pose new challenges to the research and industrial antenna testing community. On one hand, the development of very large-bandwidth, highly agile multi-beam radar antennas as well as low-observable targets represents a formidable challenge for antenna and RCS community. On the other hand, sophisticated radiating systems such as active array antennas, and massive MIMO arrays, will play a relevant role in the short coming 5G communication systems. Due to the high levels of electronic device integration required in 5G antennas, no physical connectors are generally available. This yields a radically new connectorless measurement paradigm in which over-the-air (OTA) measurements will play a relevant role. Furthermore, the mass production of these new antennas requires new fast and reliable antenna testing methods, as well as methods to test the OTA sites.

The scope of this Special Issue is to collect contributions on the state of art of measurement techniques for RCS, radar, and telecommunication antennas, including techniques to evaluate indoor and OTA test sites for radar, IoT, and 5G antennas.

Prof. Dr. Marco Donald Migliore
Guest Editor

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