On the Link Between Insertion Loss and Lower Bound of Efficiency

Published

August 9, 2013

Author(s)

Levon Barsikyan, Jason Coder, Mark Golkowski, John M. Ladbury

Abstract

We investigate the effect of chamber loss on the recently developed 2-port antenna model and the associated method of determining antenna efficiency. The loss in the reverberation chamber was controlled using microwave absorbing foam creating four different configurations. For each configuration, the lower bound of transmitting efficiency of the antenna was calculated using the 2-port algorithm. The efficiency calculations are compared to the insertion loss in the reverberation chamber. The calculations show that as frequency increases, the calculated efficiency decreases in conjunction with the increased insertion loss. These results suggest the possibility of improving the lower bound calculation of the 2-port model in situations where chamber loss is known.

Proceedings Title

2013 IEEE Electromagnetic Compatability Symposium Digest

Conference Dates

August 5-9, 2013

Conference Location

Denver, CO, US

Conference Title

2013 IEEE Electromagnetic Compatability Symposium

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Conferences

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Barsikyan, L. , Coder, J. , Golkowski, M. and Ladbury, J. (2013), On the Link Between Insertion Loss and Lower Bound of Efficiency, 2013 IEEE Electromagnetic Compatability Symposium Digest, Denver, CO, US, [online], https://doi.org/10.1109/ISEMC.2013.6670408 (Accessed October 10, 2025)