无线电吸波暗室的反射电平（上）

给出了天线方向图比较法和自由空间电压驻波比法两者的对照,这2种方法可用于评估无线电吸波暗室的反射电平。在分析这2种方法之后,指出了哪些参数会影响反射电平的测量值。通过实验结果的对照,揭示了为什么在采用这2种方法时会得到不尽一致和不相关联的结果,进而还表明当吸波暗室性能获得改进之后,如何利用反射电平来衡量这种改进。基于目前的研究成果,描述了吸波暗室性能的评估步骤。同时,还通过举例指出有必要开展进一步的研究,以便归纳出满意的评估步骤。     

无线电吸波暗室的反射电平（下）

给出了天线方向图比较法和自由空间电压驻波比法两者的对照,这2种方法可用于评估无线电吸波暗室的反射电平。在分析这2种方法之后,指出了哪些参数会影响反射电平的测量值。通过实验结果的对照,揭示了为什么在采用这2种方法时会得到不尽一致和不相关联的结果,进而还表明当吸波暗室性能获得改进之后,如何利用反射电平来衡量这种改进。基于目前的研究成果,描述了吸波暗室性能的评估步骤。同时,还通过举例指出有必要开展进一步的研究,以便归纳出满意的评估步骤。     

Reflectivity measurements in anechoic chambers in the microwave to millimeter range

A voltage standing-wave ratio (VSWR) measurement method and ensuing reflectivity characteristics are presented for anechoic chambers in the range 1-76.5 GHz. The free space VSWR measurements are performed using a composite antenna technique. By making use of two different anechoic chambers, the dependency of the reflectivity characteristics upon direction in the horizontal plane and absorber's height is analyzed.     

Low-frequency reflectivity approximation for two- andthree-dimensional EM absorbers

Large-size electromagnetic absorbers are mainly used in anechoic and semi-anechoic chambers for electromagnetic compatibility testing. Therefore, the determination of the reflectivities in the low-frequency range (30-300 MHz) are of paramount importance in the performance evaluation of the absorber and, finally, in a “dark room” design. We here present a low-frequency approximation of the reflectivity based on a boundary and surface integral equation technique. This approach makes it possible to compare the approximation to the rigorous integral equation approach and to other approximations in the literature. The validity of the new low-frequency approximation is discussed based on reflectivity calculations of representative two- (2-D) and three-dimensional (3-D) absorber structures     

Efficient detection of resonances in anechoic chambers using thematrix pencil method

In a previous paper we have presented a method for evaluating the performance of anechoic chambers by analyzing the S-parameters of a system comprising two antennas facing each other in an anechoic chamber using the matrix pencil method. In this work, we present an improvement of this resonance detection technique using only the transmission parameter S₂₁. The propagating components of the transmission parameter S₂₁ are derived over small frequency intervals using the matrix pencil method and then removed from S₂₁ in a two-level decomposition procedure. The resonances are clearly identified from the residual signal. Two examples of resonance detection in two different anechoic chambers illustrate the proposed method     

Measurement of electrically large array antennas in small anechoic chambers [Measurements Corner]

A post-processing procedure that yields accurate array-antenna radiation-pattern estimations is described. By resorting to this strategy, measurements of large array antennas inside small anechoic chambers become feasible. The method employs an adequate phase-correction derived from an optical ray approach, under the assumption that the elementary radiators themselves are electrically small and can be measured under far-field conditions inside the relevant anechoic chamber. The effectiveness of the proposed technique is demonstrated by examining the case of a nonuniform linear array antenna.     

新型微波暗室吸波材料——AXB型吸波材料

介绍了新型微波暗室吸波材料--AXB型吸波材料,该材料同常规吸波材料相比吸波性能相当,同时,具有功率承载能力强、安全环保、洁净卫生、结构稳定等显著特点。自1999年定型以来已成功建造各类微波暗室70多座,被广泛应用于雷达、卫星、无线通信、天线测量和EMC测试领域。     

暗室工程的概念设计

从暗室使用者的角度,结合暗室的测试功能、无反射特性、屏蔽效能、测量设备和测量方法等方面,以举例的方式,介绍一些暗室概念设计的思路和方法,以期暗室建成后的性能能达到初始期望的要求。     

Comparison of electromagnetic absorber used in anechoic andsemi-anechoic chambers for emissions and immunity testing of digitaldevices

The absorber used in anechoic and semi-anechoic chambers employed for emissions and immunity testing of digital devices is examined. Using reflectivities obtained by the method of homogenization, the advantages and disadvantages of urethane pyramids, twisted-pyramids, wedges, as well as ferrite tiles, ferrite grids, and “hybrid” combinations of urethanes and ferrites, are determined. General reflectivity guidelines are also presented for comparing absorber used for the electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) testing of digital devices from 30 to 1000 MHz     

应用于卫星导航与对抗的穹形满天星暗室的仿真设计

针对当前信息化战争背景下卫星导航装备对无线测试环境的应用需求,结合现阶段国内外暗室发展现状,对矩形、穹形两种暗室进行选型分析,从静区特性、应用性能等方面进行系统仿真分析,最终采用穹形暗室作为暗室选型方案。通过满天星天线布局,模拟真实环境中的卫星轨迹和信号,构建与真实环境高度逼真的无线测试环境,能够有效支撑卫星导航装备尤其是波束成形抗干扰终端的测试,填补了国内在穹形满天星暗室方面的设计空白,可指导工程实践应用。     

Standing Wave Reduction in an RFI Laboratory

After review of some general properties of RF absorber materials, several of the standard and semistandard techniques for measuring absorber and anechoic chamber quality are discussed. A general purpose RFI laboratory is described together with a simple technique for evaluating the performance of absorber material as it is actually used. An effective background reflectivity of about 4% from 1 - 10 Gc was measured and is believed to be adequate for many applications.     

Electromagnetic scattering by pyramidal and wedge absorber

Electromagnetic scattering from pyramidal and wedge absorbers used to line the walls of modern anechoic chambers is measured and compared with theoretically predicted values. The theoretical performance for various angles of incidence is studied. It is shown that a pyramidal absorber scatters electromagnetic energy more as a random rough surface does. The apparent reflection coefficient from an absorber wall illuminated by a plane wave can be much less than the normal absorber specifications quoted by the manufacturer. For angles near grazing incidence, pyramidal absorbers give a large backscattered field from the pyramid side-faces or edges. The wedge absorber was found to give small backscattered fields for nuclear-grazing incidence. Based on this study, some new guidelines for the design of anechoic chambers are advocated because the specular scattering models used at present do not appear valid for pyramids that are large compared to the wavelength     

Educating microwave engineers in the United States

Three knowledge areas in which a microwave engineer needs to be educated are reviewed, and implementation means discussed. It is shown that microwave engineering education in the US occurs primarily after receipt of the first (bachelor's) engineering degree. The inevitability of specialized academic education within the field of microwave engineering is pointed out. Overall results from a broadly based survey of US electrical engineering departments' microwave engineering programs are presented. They include information on master's and doctorate degrees awarded, faculty, and sources and level of research funding. Additional reference sources which contain information on US microwave engineering are identified. Opportunities for making educational improvements on the graduate level of this multifaceted engineering specialization, which is not centrally regulated, are pointed out and illustrated by a specific example     

Chebyshev multilevel absorber design concept

Pyramidal- and wedge-absorber materials are used extensively in anechoic measurement chambers to attenuate stray signals. Typical absorber layouts result in large absorber walls in which the absorber tips and bases are roughly aligned in the same plane. Such a quasi-periodic configuration produces a strong coherent specular reflection which dominates the absorber scattered field. Based on the multisection impedance transformer concept, one can divide absorber elements into different levels (layers) so that this coherence can be destroyed to reduce the specular absorber scattering level. The synthesis of this desired behavior can be implemented by the Chebyshev transformer technique, which provides the largest bandwidth given a passband ripple threshold. The resulting reflected field is then the product of the original absorber response times the Chebyshev reduction factor, which is independent of polarization and absorber properties. Various measured results are used to show that more than a 10-dB improvement can be achieved at the critical low end of the frequency band using this approach. This improvement cannot be achieved using conventional design concepts unless the absorber size is doubled     

电磁兼容测试用暗室的性能设计

作为电磁兼容测试场地,半电波暗室越来越显示出其重要性.介绍了半电波暗室的基本设计方法,并举例介绍了射线法技术,给出了10m法半电波暗室的设计结果.     

AXB型吸波材料及微波暗室

介绍AXB型吸波材料的性能.用AXB型吸波材料建造的天线近、远场测量微波暗室,10m半电波暗室和RCS测量微波暗室的技术指标都符合相关标准的要求.     

A time-domain method for characterizing the reflection coefficientof absorbing materials from 30 to 1000 MHz

A wideband time-domain reflectometer is used to evaluate the reflection characteristics of RF/microwave absorbers. The reflectometer uses an array of two identical broadband antennas (both transmitting and receiving). The two antennas are used in a difference mode to remove the undesired signals and enhance the small reflections being measured. Using this technique, one can separate the target surface reflection from those generated outside the target area. The bandwidth of the pulses is 30 to 1000 MHz, and the reflection coefficient is measured over this range. The method has been used to characterize the reflectivity of three different types of absorber placed in an anechoic chamber. The results are reported together with a discussion of the main sources of errors     

Miniature anechoic chamber for chronic exposure of small animals to plane-wave microwave fields.

A system of miniature anechoic chambers for chronically exposing a sizeable number of animals to microwave radiation was developed in which each animal can be individually exposed to microwaves or sham-exposed under controlled environmental conditions. Each animal is supplied with food and water by means designed to eliminate undesirable perturbations of the field. Field patterns in each chamber correspond closely to those made in large anechoic chambers; measurements indicate that a power density of 169 microW/cm2 per watt of input power can be provided, which results in peak SAR levels of 0.37 W/kg in cadavers of exposed rats.     

Modeling semi-anechoic electromagnetic measurement chambers

Previous studies developed a model to predict theoretically the low-frequency plane-wave reflection coefficient of an array of pyramid cone absorbers such as those used to line anechoic electromagnetic measurement chambers. The present authors apply this model in a geometrical optics approach to predict the electromagnetic field in a chamber lined with cone absorbers in the frequency range of 30-300 MHz. The results are compared with site attenuation measurements for two actual semi-anechoic chambers     

基于AFA型吸波材料的微波暗室静区性能仿真

基于射线追踪法开发的静区电平仿真软件应用于AFA型吸波材料(难燃型吸波材料)铺设的微波暗室静区性能仿真。软件以国内暗室性能检测机构的喇叭天线数据为依据设定发射天线的辐射特性模拟函数,得到发射天线的直射波方向图。以AFA 型吸波材料的实测数据为依据设定吸波材料的吸波特性模拟函数,计算微波暗室各面墙壁反射电场在静区内叠加后的总反射电场值,并据此得到静区内的反射电平分布。仿真与实测结果表明,1 GHz 以下静区反射电平仿真结果下限值与测试结果偏差相对较大;1 GHz 以上两者偏差小于1 dB,吻合较好。验证了该仿真软件能够快速并较准确地用于微波暗室吸波工程的设计与评估。