Interference cancellation in antenna test
US6542112B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 6, 2002 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 6, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R29/10
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of interference cancellation in antenna test measurements is achieved by acquiring an acquisition at a test port of an antenna test instrument in response to an internal signal source, stamping the data acquisition time, and measuring a signal vector that has both a reflection signal component and an interference signal component. Another acquisition at the test port without the internal signal source is obtained with limited data points to detect whether there are interference signals. If there is significant interference power, a complete acquisition is obtained without the internal signal source, the data acquisition time is stamped, and an interference vector that has only the interference signal is measured. Then the interference frequency is measured, an interference phase shift between the two data acquisitions is calculated, an interference vector for the combined reflection/interference vector is predicted using the interference vector and the phase shift, and the predicted interference vector is subtracted from the signal vector to obtain the actual reflection signal for the antenna in the absence of interference.
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