TY - GEN
T1 - Antenna efficiency determination in a reverberation chamber
T2 - 10th International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility, EMC Europe 2011
AU - Tsigros, C.
AU - Piette, M.
AU - Vandenbosch, G. A.E.
AU - Van Troyen, Dirk
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - A relative method for antenna efficiency measurement in a reverberation chamber (RC) is presented. It is then applied to the measurement of antenna efficiency without the use of a reference antenna, but with the data acquisition of the electrical field strength (E-field). This new E-field method is to the RC what the gain/directivity radiation pattern method is to anechoic chambers. The paper is primarily intended to lab engineers operating RC, because the efficiency values are obtained from measurements done with equipment used for EMC immunity testing, like E-field meter, spectrum analyzer and power meter. But, it is useful too, for mobile antenna designers who have to characterize their antenna efficiency in multipath and stochastic environments.
AB - A relative method for antenna efficiency measurement in a reverberation chamber (RC) is presented. It is then applied to the measurement of antenna efficiency without the use of a reference antenna, but with the data acquisition of the electrical field strength (E-field). This new E-field method is to the RC what the gain/directivity radiation pattern method is to anechoic chambers. The paper is primarily intended to lab engineers operating RC, because the efficiency values are obtained from measurements done with equipment used for EMC immunity testing, like E-field meter, spectrum analyzer and power meter. But, it is useful too, for mobile antenna designers who have to characterize their antenna efficiency in multipath and stochastic environments.
KW - Antenna efficiency
KW - reverberation chamber
KW - wideband antennas
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/83155178622
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:83155178622
SN - 9780954114633
T3 - Proceedings of EMC Europe 2011 York - 10th International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility
SP - 164
EP - 169
BT - Proceedings of EMC Europe 2011 York - 10th International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility
Y2 - 26 September 2011 through 30 September 2011
ER -