Numerical Simulation of LOS and NLOS Conditions for an Antenna Inside a Reverberation Chamber

Author: Primiani V. Mariani   Moglie F.  

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

ISSN: 1569-3937

Source: Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications, Vol.24, Iss.17-18, 2010-12, pp. : 2319-2331

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Abstract

This paper presents a numerical analysis of the voltage received by an antenna operating in a complex environment such as a reverberation chamber (RC). Both scattered and direct components were considered for the excitation of the receiving antenna, ranging from line-of-sight (LOS) to non-line-of-sight (NLOS) conditions. A numerical solution based on a finite difference time domain code was achieved and compared with measurements inside a reverberation chamber. The method allows to balance the amount of random contributions, direct contribution and deterministic multipath contributions just like in actual propagation conditions.