Title :
Uniqueness of Plane Wave Integral Representation for Idealized Fields in Reverberation Chambers
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
A plane wave integral representation for fields in reverberation chambers has been found useful for the idealized case of well-stirred fields. The representation satisfies Maxwell´s equations, and the statistical properties of the fields are obtained by letting the angular spectrum be a random variable with appropriate statistical properties. This representation yields the expected idealized ensemble (stirring) averages, in particular, spatial uniformity and isotropy. The purpose of this letter is to show that this representation is unique in that no other field representation will yield these desired ensemble averages.
Keywords :
Maxwell equations; reverberation chambers; statistical analysis; Maxwell equations; angular spectrum; idealized fields; isotropy; plane wave integral representation; reverberation chambers; spatial uniformity; statistical property; well-stirred fields; Antenna measurements; Cavity resonators; Electromagnetics; Random variables; Reverberation chambers; Standards; Testing; Electric field; field uniformity; magnetic field; reverberation chamber; statistical electromagnetics;
Journal_Title :
Electromagnetic Compatibility, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TEMC.2015.2406253