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Examining the True Effectiveness of Loading a Reverberation Chamber

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Jason Coder, John M. Ladbury, Christopher L. Holloway, Kate Remley

Abstract

In this paper we explore how placing the same amount of absorber in different locations within a reverberation chamber can have different loading effects. This difference can have a significant impact on measurement reproducibility, both for measurements in the same chamber and measurements between chambers (i.e. round robin style testing). We begin by discussing some of the theories behind this and show some experimental results obtained from moving absorber around a reverberation chamber and repeating the same measurement at each location. We conclude with some suggestions to ensure absorber is placed consistently.
Proceedings Title
IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Symp.
Conference Dates
July 25-30, 2010
Conference Location
Ft. Lauderdale, FL, US
Pub Type
Conferences

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Keywords

Reverberation Chambers, RF Absorber, RMS Delay Spread, Power Delay Profile, Wireless Deivce Testing
Electronics, Electromagnetics and Advanced communications

Citation

Coder, J. , Ladbury, J. , Holloway, C. and Remley, K. (2010), Examining the True Effectiveness of Loading a Reverberation Chamber, IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Symp., Ft. Lauderdale, FL, US, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=905209 (Accessed October 27, 2025)

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Created July 29, 2010, Updated April 11, 2022
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