On free-space antenna reflection phase measurements in a reverberation chamber

L.A. Bronckers; A. Roc'h; A.B. Smolders

doi:10.1109/USNC-URSI.2018.8602581

On free-space antenna reflection phase measurements in a reverberation chamber

L.A. Bronckers, A. Roc'h, A.B. Smolders

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A reverberation chamber is a very useful tool to obtain the radiation efficiency of an antenna. While it has been shown that the magnitude of the reflection coefficient can be obtained from these measurements as well, this has not yet been shown for the phase of the reflection coefficient. This would allow for a full characterization of the antenna’s behavior as seen from its input port. In this paper it is shown that the phase of the freespace reflection coefficient can be obtained from measurements in a reverberation chamber by taking the angle of the ensemble average of the individual reflection coefficients. This has been empirically verified by comparing several sets of measurement data from the reverberation chamber to their anechoic chamber equivalents for several antennas.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2018 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation & USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting
Place of Publication	Piscataway
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages	7-8
Number of pages	2
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-5386-7105-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/USNC-URSI.2018.8602581
Publication status	Published - 4 Jan 2019
Event	2018 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, APSURSI 2018 - Boston, United States Duration: 8 Jul 2018 → 13 Jul 2018

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Conference	2018 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, APSURSI 2018
Abbreviated title	APSURSI 2018
Country/Territory	United States
City	Boston
Period	8/07/18 → 13/07/18

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Bronckers, LA , Roc'h, A & Smolders, AB 2019, On free-space antenna reflection phase measurements in a reverberation chamber. in 2018 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation & USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting., 8602581, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Piscataway, pp. 7-8, 2018 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, APSURSI 2018, Boston, United States, 8/07/18. https://doi.org/10.1109/USNC-URSI.2018.8602581

On free-space antenna reflection phase measurements in a reverberation chamber. / Bronckers, L.A.; Roc'h, A.; Smolders, A.B.

2018 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation & USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting. Piscataway : Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2019. p. 7-8 8602581.

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