Micro-electronics and Digital and Autonomous Systems (MIDAS)
MIDAS is one of the three thematic infrastructures in the Aalto University's School of Electrical Engineering.
Antenna characterisation
Measurement sites for determining the radiation properties of antenna prototypes.
Anechoic chamber
The anechoic chamber contains instrumentation for 2 – 60 GHz far-field and spherical near-field antenna measurements. The measurement distance is 5.5 m and the enclosure is shielded up to 18 GHz. The measurement instrumentation includes a 67 GHz network analyzer (Keysight N5227A).
Near-field scanner
The near-field scanner is mainly used for high gain millimetre and sub-millimetre antenna characterization. Main instruments of the system are:
- 1.5 m x 1.5 m planar near-field scanner (Near-Field Systems NSI-200V-5X5)
- Antenna range controller (Near-Field Systems Series A Controller)
- 50 GHz four-port vector network analyzer (Keysight N5225A PNA)
- 50 GHz - 1.1 THz mm-wave modules (VDI VNAX extension modules WR15+ to WR1.0)
StarLab
by Microwave Vision Group is a compact near-field antenna measurement system for fast characterization of low frequency antennas up to 45 cm in diameter. The StarLab system at Aalto Electronics-ICT includes:
- Spherical measurement geometry
- 650 MHz - 6 GHz frequency range
- Software suite for passive antenna measurements
- Two movable walls of absorbers
- Standard gain horn antennas
- 6 GHz vector network analyzer (Keysight E5071C ENA)
Workshop
The workshop has metal working machines and hand tools for mechanical prototyping and antenna fabrication.
Contact information
We are open for external institutes and companies. Please contact Research Engineer Matti Vaaja (firstname.surname@aalto.fi, +358 50 430 1337) for terms and conditions.
Research infrastructure of the School of Electrical Engineering
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