Title :
Controlling the state of a reverberation chamber by means of a random multiple-antenna stirring
Author :
Cozza, Andrea ; Koh, Wee Jin ; Ng, Yew Seng ; Tan, Yong Yeh
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Rech. en Electromagn., Univ. Paris-Sud, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Abstract :
In this paper we introduce a novel technique based on the random excitation of several antennas. As opposed to previous attempts at this approach, the random signals are correlated by means of a pre-conditioning filter, in order to increase the number of accessible degrees of freedom and optimize the covariance matrix of the field measured in the chamber. A dramatic improvement is observed at those frequencies where standard mechanical stirrers fail.
Keywords :
antenna arrays; covariance matrices; filtering theory; reverberation chambers; covariance matrix; mechanical stirrers; preconditioning filter; random excitation; random multiple-antenna stirring; random signal correlation; reverberation chamber; Antenna measurements; Antennas; Cavity resonators; Covariance matrix; Reverberation chamber; Standards; Transfer functions; Cavities; stochastic fields; test facilities;
Conference_Titel :
Electromagnetic Compatibility (APEMC), 2012 Asia-Pacific Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Singapore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1557-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1558-7
DOI :
10.1109/APEMC.2012.6237826