Required Number of OTA Antennas in the Multi-Probe Test System

The number of OTA antennas of the multi-probe over- the-air (OTA) test system should be large enough for accurate OTA testing yet not too large due to the increasing cost. In this work, the required number of OTA antennas is studied using the spatial correlation function. Some key issues are discussed.

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