Power Handling Test of a L-Band Antenna Using Infrared Thermography

A. Laffont, S. Fauré, G. Mazingue

Abstract

This paper presents power handling tests performed on an antenna using infrared thermography. Infrared thermography measurement allows to quickly verify that the antenna radiation is not affected by the power increase. The tests are carried out on an L-band antenna for a maximum input power of 6.3 W at its frequency of interest of 1.7 GHz.

Published in: 2024 18th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP)