You can use [[NeoScan]] for measurement of different types of antenna structures and array topologies. In certain cases, prior physical knowledge of field distributions may facilitate and expedite the scanning process. For example, the figure below shows an X-band slotted waveguide array operating at 9.4GHz. From the physics of such structures, you know that the fields are highly localized close to the centerline of the waveguide array. In addition, the tangential field component parallel to the direction of the slots is zero. Therefore, if the goal of near-field scanning is to compute the far-field radiation patterns, only one tangential field component needs to be mapped. For a complete near-field characterization, however, you may want to measure the normal field maps, too.
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