Electromagnetic Reverberation Chambers

Chapter 8

Mode Stirring Reverberation Chamber: A Research Tool

8.1. Introduction

The previous chapters of this book have been devoted to the introduction of the physical phenomena controlling the behavior of reverberation chambers in Chapter 1 through to Chapter 4 and to the implementation of reverberation chambers for radiated immunity tests in Chapter 5 or radiated emissivity tests in Chapter 6 in electromagnetic compatibility, as well as of shielding effectiveness tests in Chapter 7.

The studies developed by many experts throughout the world in the last 20 year shave gathered without a doubt a solid knowledge base today. This results in a henceforth intensive use of reverberation chambers for electromagnetic compatibility tests, throughout the world. Nevertheless, there are still to this day many lines of research on this subject. The discussions concluding the previous chapters present us with some open questions. The physical interpretation of the phenomena involved and the associated theoretical models are still largely discussed. On a very different level, the scope of reverberation chambers also tends to extend itself to different types of electromagnetic compatibility measurements or to other electromagnetic characterizations. The study of reverberation chambers is the object of increasing interest from a growing community of researchers and engineers of various fields. It is thus without a doubt that new reverberation chamber results and approaches will appear in the ...