Power transfer characteristics of a microwave reverberation chamber

Author

Mitra, Atindra K. ; Trost, Thomas F.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Texas Tech. Univ., Lubbock, TX, USA

Volume

38

Issue

2

fYear

1996

fDate

5/1/1996 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

197

Lastpage

200

Abstract

Power transfer through a microwave reverberation chamber is studied theoretically and experimentally. Two configurations are employed as follows. In the first, the chamber contains a transmitting antenna and a receiving antenna; in the second, it contains a transmitting antenna and a receiving D-dot sensor. For each configuration a theoretical model is derived and laboratory measurements are carried out for the power gain of the chamber as a function of frequency. The models prove useful in predicting the observed variation of gain with frequency, and they provide insight into the importance of power flow to the chamber walls and to the receiving antenna/sensor

Keywords

electromagnetic compatibility; microwave measurement; receiving antennas; reverberation chambers; testing; transmitting antennas; chamber walls; electromagnetic immunity testing applications; frequency dependence; laboratory measurements; microwave reverberation chamber; power flow; power gain; power transfer characteristics; receiving D-dot sensor; receiving antenna; theoretical model; transmitting antenna; Antenna measurements; Frequency measurement; Gain measurement; Laboratories; Power measurement; Predictive models; Receiving antennas; Reverberation chamber; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Transmitting antennas;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Electromagnetic Compatibility, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9375

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/15.494624

Filename

494624