Evaluation of three methods for measuring total radiated power of handset antennas

Author

Krogerus, Joonas ; Kiesi, Kalle ; Santomaa, Veli

Author_Institution

Radio Commun. Lab., Nokia Res. Center, Helsinki, Finland

Volume

2

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

1005

Abstract

Three methods for measuring total radiated power of GSM handsets have been evaluated by an experimental comparison. Evaluated methods were scattered field measurement method, stirred-mode chamber method and three-dimensional pattern integration method (3-D PIM). The parameter investigated was total radiated power in talk position beside a torso phantom and in free space. The handset antenna performance testing including a human body phantom is a novel application for stirred-mode chambers and is presented. Based on the evaluation of the three methods, the 3-D PIM seems to be the most suitable method for antenna performance measurements of mobile terminals

Keywords

antenna radiation patterns; antenna testing; cellular radio; electromagnetic compatibility; electromagnetic wave scattering; mobile antennas; power measurement; EMC; GSM handsets; antenna performance testing; free space; handset antennas; mobile terminals; scattered field measurement method; stirred-mode chamber method; talk position; three-dimensional pattern integration method; torso phantom; total radiated power measurement; Antenna measurements; GSM; Humans; Imaging phantoms; Mobile antennas; Power measurement; Scattering; Telephone sets; Testing; Torso;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 2001. IMTC 2001. Proceedings of the 18th IEEE

Conference_Location

Budapest

ISSN

1091-5281

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6646-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IMTC.2001.928231

Filename

928231