Cylindrical near‐to‐far‐field transformation system for radar antennas: Design, validation, and application

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Cylindrical near‐field systems are appropriate measurement systems for large L‐band RADAR antennas, because they can be measured on their azimuthal positioner, and the probe can be easily translated through a vertical linear slide. Thus, for large antennas, the mechanical aspects of the measurement systems are important and the errors in this mechanical part can affect to the far‐field radiation pattern. This work presents the design and validation process of the near‐to‐far‐field transformation algorithm applied to an outdoor L‐band RADAR antenna cylindrical system.