Electromagnetic reverberation chamber

An electromagnetic reverberation chamber (also known as a reverb chamber (RVC) or mode-stirred chamber (MSC)) is an environment for electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) testing and other electromagnetic investigations. Electromagnetic reverberation chambers have been introduced first by H.A. Mendes in 1968. A reverberation chamber is screened room with a minimum of absorption of electromagnetic energy. Due to the low absorption very high field strength can be achieved with moderate input power. A reverberation chamber is a cavity resonator with a high Q factor. Thus, the spatial distribution of the electrical and magnetic field strengths is strongly inhomogeneous (standing waves). To reduce this inhomogeneity, one or more tuners (stirrers) are used. A tuner is a construction with large metallic reflectors that can be moved to different orientations in order to achieve different boundary conditions. The Lowest Usable Frequency (LUF) of a reverberation chamber depends on the size of the chamber and the design of the tuner. Small chambers have a higher LUF than large chambers. The concept of a reverberation chamber is comparable to a microwave oven. The notation is mainly the same as in the IEC standard 61000-4-21. For statistic quantities like mean and maximal values, a more explicit notation is used in order to emphasize the used domain. Here, spatial domain (subscript ) means that quantities are taken for different chamber positions, and ensemble domain (subscript ) refers to different boundary or excitation conditions (e.g. tuner positions). Vector of the electric field. Vector of the magnetic field. The total electrical or magnetical field strength, i.e. the magnitude of the field vector. Field strength (magnitude) of one rectangular component of the electrical or magnetical field vector. Characteristic impedance of the free space Efficiency of the transmitting antenna Efficiency of the receiving antenna Power of the forward and backward running waves. The quality factor. spatial mean of for objects (positions in space).