Detection of a polarization imbalance in reverberation chambers and how to remove it by polarization stirring when measuring antenna efficiencies

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 145-149

  Kildal, Per Simon ^a   Carlsson, Charlie ^b  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b BLUETEST AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antenna chamber; Antenna efficiencies; Antenna measurements; Reverberation chamber

Indexed keywords

DIPOLE ANTENNAS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE REFLECTION; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADIOMETRY; REVERBERATION; SCATTERING PARAMETERS; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

ANTENNA EFFICIENCY; ANTENNA MEASUREMENTS; POLARIZATION IMBALANCE; POLARIZATION STIRRING; REVERBERATION CHAMBER;

DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA);

EID: 0037140611     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.10398     Document Type: Article

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