RF probe influence study in millimeter-wave antenna pattern measurements

A Radio Frequency (RF) probe has been fully modeled, and radiation pattern and realized gain of this probe at mm-wave frequencies have been extracted. Simulation results prove that the probe radiates with a pattern like a dipole showing a realized gain of around −8 dBi at 60 GHz, which is a huge leakage from a probe. The radiation pattern and the realized gain of the probe at 60 GHz have also been measured, confirming the simulation results.