F7601000A Antenna Measurement Toolset Application

Keysight’s F7601000A Antenna Measurement Toolset Application provides the following options for passive antenna and phased arrays:

• The Antenna Pattern Measurement option performs spherical antenna pattern measurements and calculates metrics like directivity, efficiency, gain, beamwidth and sidelobe levels. Vector antenna pattern data captured using one of Keysight’s vector network analyzers can be used to calculate circular and elliptical polarization information from the orthogonal measurements obtained using the CATR’s dual-linearly-polarized feed horn. The graphical user interface allows manipulation of the pattern in a variety of 2D, 3D, and tabular formats, as well as evaluation of the various metrics associated with the antenna measurement.
• The Phased Array Antenna Control and Calibration option allows complete control of a user’s phased array and beam-forming chipset(s) through our standard SCPI command set, allowing both Keysight developed support of industry chipsets or user provided support of their own custom designs. Keysight’s proprietary phased array calibration algorithm provides rapid calibration of each array element for R&D and production applications. When coupled with the Antenna Pattern Measurement option, the system can measure the phased array's beamforming pattern to quickly compare radiated performance before and after calibration. A wide variety of metrics can be obtained in a single test configuration, including effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP), radiation patterns versus beam scan angle, beam scan range and loss, cross-polarization isolation, gain compression, gain-over-noise-temperature (G/T), and modulation distortion (EVM).

Be ready for the future with high-performance capability:

• Tight integration with Keysight HW components to maximise measurement speed.
• Advanced 3-dimensional data and visualization for faster and deeper insight.
• Analytics capability reduces debug time for passive and active antenna modules.
• Superior user experience with modern and intuitive user interface.