Metallic spherical anechoic chamber for antenna pattern measurement

Anechoic chambers are used for indoor antenna measurements. The common method of constructing an anechoic chamber is to cover all inside walls by the electromagnetic absorbers. In this paper, a fully metallic spherical chamber structure is presented in which the propagation of the electromagnetic waves inside the chamber is controlled and they are guided to an absorber. In the proposed method, an appropriate quiet zone is obtained, and unlike ordinary anechoic chambers, the absorber usage amount is reduced greatly. The performance of the chamber is evaluated by simulation. The results show that the proposed method could provide a useful technique for the indoor antenna measurements.     

Reconstruction of two-dimensional distribution of radio brightness using measurements by an antenna with the known angular pattern

We develop a method for reconstruction of two-dimensional distribution of brightness temperature using the measured antenna temperature. The method is based on the Tikhonov theory of illposed problems. The efficiency of the method is analyzed by numerical simulations of single-and multiple-beam synthetic-aperture radiometric systems. The proposed method is applied to helicopter measurements of thermal radio emission from the soil. Institute of Physics of Microstructures of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Nizhny Novgorod, Russian. Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Radiofizika, Vol. 42, No. 10, pp. 940–949, October 1999.     

Calibration of geometrical systematic error in high-precision spherical surface measurement

Geometric aberrations in interferometric testing system can significantly influence the measurement results in the case of high-numerical-aperture test spherical surface, in which obvious high-order aberrations introduced by wavefront defocus could be observed and they cannot be removed with the traditional calibration method. A technique based on the rigorous model for the analysis of geometric aberrations introduced by wavefront tilt and defocus, is presented for the calibration of the corresponding geometrical systematic error. The calibration method can be carried out either with or without a prior knowledge of the spherical surface under test. The feasibility of the proposed method has been demonstrated by computer simulation, and the residual error less than 0.001λ is obtained. Experimental validation is carried out by testing a high-numerical-aperture spherical surface with the ZYGO interferometer, and an accuracy RMS about 0.003λ with the proposed calibration technique is achieved. The effect of geometric aberrations on the measurement is discussed in detail. The proposed calibration method provides a feasible way to lower the requirement on the adjusting precision of mechanical device, and is of great practicality for the high-precision measurement of high-numerical-aperture spherical surface.     

Evaluation of error in the measurement of displacement vector components by using electronic speckle pattern interferometry

We report on the errors obtained by comparing in- and out-of-plane displacements calculated from the sensitivity matrix with all its components, and when only the component from the largest contributing of each one of the three interferometers is considered. Divergent illumination is considered in the evaluation of sensitivity vector to measure displacement vector components. This analysis is performed for a flat elastic target which is loaded in the x-direction and after in the z-direction. The technique applied is electronic speckle pattern interferometry.     

多面体模具角参数自动测量方法的研究

多平面冷反光镜模具质量的好坏直接影响着出射光束照度的均匀度和出射光束的定向性，目前使用的检测方法存在测量过程繁琐费时，测量精度低等缺点。本文介绍了一种利用ＣＣＤ线阵光电探测器研制的多面体模具角参数自动测量系统。该装置采用光学方法，将待测的几何参数——两相邻平面间夹角α转化为测量该两平面反射光聚焦光斑的距离，然后用ＣＣＤ图像数据采集系统处理数据。使整个系统简单、紧凑，适用范围广，对不能接触测量或因面形太小或因形状复杂而难以测量的平面夹角均可进行测量。本文亦讨论了实验数据处理，并根据实际情况，采用重心法计算光斑中心位置，使测量精度有了很大提高。最后给出了利用该系统测量的结果。     

Calculation of the minimum scattering field of an arbitrary antenna by its directivity pattern

A rigorous statistically closed expression has been obtained to calculate the elements of the polarization scattering matrix S _p which describes the quadratically minimum scattering field of an arbitrary passive matched antenna. The elements S _p are analytically expressed only through the complex vector pattern of the antenna.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Radiofizika, Vol. 39, No. 8, pp. 1026–1035, August, 1996.     

Estimation of the 2D measurement error introduced by in-plane and out-of-plane electronic speckle pattern interferometry instruments

Optical interferometric metrology techniques are being increasingly used in industry. These techniques assure a greater accuracy in measuring displacements caused by deformations. One such technique, electronic speckle pattern interferometry (ESPI), has been used successfully to measure in-plane and out-of-plane deformations. The usual model describing ESPI instruments behaviour is only valid in or near the centre of the illuminated surface. In general, this model is used as such for all the points on the surface creating thus an approximate figure of the reality. This study has led to an improved 3D vectorial model, allowing us to assess qualitatively and quantitatively what is actually measured throughout all the inspected surface. Calculations with practical parameters taken from real ESPI instruments designed in the Joint Research Centre of Ispra (Italy) were carried out. The results showing three-dimensional diagrams of the measurement errors are presented and discussed.     

Accuracy analysis of parallel plate interferometer for angular displacement measurement

The measurement accuracy of a parallel-plate interferometer for angular displacement measurement is analyzed. The measurement accuracy of angular displacement is not only related to the accuracy of phase extraction, but also related to initial incident angle, refraction index and thickness of plane-parallel plate as well as wavelength's stability of laser diode, etc. Theoretical analysis and computer simulation show that the measurement error of the angular displacement bears a minimum value when choosing an optimal initial incident angle in a large range. These analytical results serve as a guide in practical measurement. In this interferometer, reducing the refraction index or increasing the thickness of the parallel plate can improve the measurement accuracy; and the relative error of the phase measurement is 3.0×10⁻⁴ corresponding to 1 °C temperature variation. Based on these theoretical and experimental results, the measurement accuracy of the parallel-plate interferometer is up to an order of 10⁻⁸ rad.     

物理光学法分析反射面天线辐射场

利用物理光学方法分析天线的远区辐射场具有计算速度快和内存需求少的特点,目前已被广泛应用于反射面天线的远区辐射场计算中。推导了利用斯特拉顿-朱兰成远场积分方程计算天线远区电场的表达式,计算了某一偏馈反射面天线的方向性,与文献中已有结果比较表明,方向图结果是正确的。馈源的方向图模型设置为余弦函数的q次方,利用增益公式近似推导了天线的增益,将这一计算方法应用于赋形反射面天线的远场分析中,通过对比反射面天线赋形前后波束扫描过程中不同扫描角度处的方向图,验证了赋形设计对于提高天线增益平坦度的有效性。     

Quasi-intrinsic angular momentum and the measurement of its spectrum

We introduce the concept of quasi-intrinsic angular momentum to denote fields for which the mean value of the angular momentum is unaltered by a lateral shift of the rotation axis but the spectrum changes. This property is exemplified by the orbital angular momentum of a beam of light about its propagation direction. We propose an interferometric experiment to measure efficiently the exact angular momentum spectrum and variance for light beams with any arbitrary spatial distribution.     

声学立靶弹着点测试数学模型与误差分析

本文根据空气动力学理论和超音速弹丸的激波特性，建立了在使用L型立靶基础上正向射击和任意角度射击时的数学模型，并进行了误差分析，提出了减小误差的修正方法。     

Test bed for measurement of angular parameters of passive infrared sensors

The paper presents a project of a test bed designed to evaluate angular parameters of detection zones of PIR sensors. The test bed is especially suited for measurements of angular width of detection zones of various PIR sensors. Furthermore, it can be used in experimental verification of the design and manufacturing quality of PIR sensor’s optical system.     

Three-dimensional shape measurement for an underwater object based on two-dimensional grating pattern projection

In this paper, a practical method using phase tracking and ray tracing algorithms is proposed for measuring the three-dimensional (3D) shape of an underwater object. A 2D projected sinusoidal fringe goes through the water and illuminates the tested object. Firstly, the phase tracking algorithm is employed to identify homologous points in phase distributions of the deformed fringe captured by the camera and these of the fringe pattern projected by the projector. The projector is regarded as a special camera as regards the stereovision principle. In the calibrated system, both ray directions of the homologous points can be easily figured out. Secondly, the ray tracing algorithm is used to trace the propagation path of each ray and to calculate the 3D coordinates of each point on the tested object's surface. Finally, the whole shape of the tested object can be reconstructed.