Kurtosis index to characterise near line‐of‐sight conditions in reverberating chambers. Issue 3 (1st February 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sorrentino, Antonio; Ferrara, Giuseppe; Migliaccio, Maurizio
• Is Part Of: IET microwaves, antennas & propagation. Volume 7:Issue 3(2013)
• Page Start: 175
• Page End: 179
• Publication Date: 2013-02-01
• Subjects: electromagnetic fields -- reverberation chambers; kurtosis index -- near‐line‐of‐sight condition -- electromagnetic field -- RC -- near‐LOS condition -- Istituto Universitario Navale; Microwaves -- Periodicals; Microwave antennas -- Periodicals; Antennas (Electronics) -- Periodicals; Radio wave propagation -- Periodicals; Microwave communication systems -- Periodicals; 621.381305
• DOI: 10.1049/iet-map.2012.0478
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1751-8725

Abstract

Abstract : In this study, the kurtosis index, k, is first applied to the phase of the electromagnetic field within the reverberating chamber (RC) to characterise near line‐of‐sight (near LOS) conditions. This k approach is time effective and granular enough to characterise this working region. A large set of experiments accomplished at the RC of the Università di Napoli Parthenope, formerly Istituto Universitario Navale, demonstrate the effectiveness of the new index.