Swept CW testing of shielded systems

Author

Prather, W.D. ; Rooney, M.R. ; Cafferky, J. ; Rynne, T.M. ; Ortiz, Luis ; Anderson, Goran

Author_Institution

Air Force Res. Lab., Kirtland AFB, NM, USA

fYear

2012

fDate

6-10 Aug. 2012

Firstpage

657

Lastpage

662

Abstract

After the incorporation of several design improvements, the Ellipticus CW Illuminator has been demonstrated in both horizontal and vertical polarizations to produce a continuous, flat spectrum from 100 kHz to 1 GHz. This paper describes the updated CW illuminator system, examines some example field data, and discusses some of the antenna and instrumentation issues encountered above 100MHz that had not been clearly seen before. Methods of measuring and evaluating the system are presented and some methods of troubleshooting and resolving problems are discussed.

Keywords

HF antennas; UHF antennas; VHF antennas; electromagnetic shielding; antenna issue; ellipticus CW illuminator; frequency 100 kHz to 1 GHz; horizontal polarizations; instrumentation issue; shielded systems; swept CW testing; updated CW illuminator system; vertical polarizations; Aircraft; Antenna measurements; Antennas; Current measurement; Electric fields; Ferrites; Magnetic field measurement; CW measurements; HEMP; HM/HS; continuous wave; hardness surveillance; verification;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC), 2012 IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Pittsburgh, PA

ISSN

2158-110X

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-2061-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISEMC.2012.6351656

Filename

6351656