Real-Time Near-Field Cell Phone Antenna Measurements

Real-Time Near-Field Cell Phone Antenna Measurements

Reduce your Cell Phone Design Time with Real-Time Near-Field Measurements of Antenna Performance

Antenna performance is critical for correct cell phone operation. By using near-field measurements to calculate the far field characteristics of cell phone antennas, testing can take place in real-time giving immediate feedback on antenna performance and reducing your overall design time.

With RFxpert from EMSCAN, far-field antenna characteristics can be calculated from near-field measurements in less than a second. RFxpert is a patented array of electronically switched probes that makes fast magnetic very-near-field measurements on an antenna. When testing cellular handsets the RFxpert is used with an Agilent Technologies E5515C 8960 Series 10 wireless communications test set. EMSCAN’s RFxpert software application communicates directly with the base station emulator in order to make power, gain, and efficiency measurements.

EMSCAN’s RFxpert when used with an Agilent E5515C 8960 Series 10 wireless communications test set allows your designers to reduce cell phone antenna test times by at least one order of magnitude and minimize costly design cycles by 1 or 2 times, improving dramatically their design productivity.

• Real-time near-field measurement of cell phone antenna performance
• Calculates far-field antenna characteristics from near-field measurements
• RFxpert probe array for fast magnetic very-near-field measurements
• Patented array of 384 electronically switched probes
• Near-field measurements from 300 MHz to 6 GHz
• Used with Agilent E5515C 8960 Series 10 wireless communications test set
• EMSCAN RFxpert software for analysis and visualization of test results

Request more information and Agilent’s partner, EMSCAN will contact you to discuss your requirements in more detail.