On the Limitations of off-normal-incident Measurement of Reflectivity Performance of Microwave Absorbers


Authors: Amin Enayati, Vince Rodriguez
Publication: AMTA 2023
Copyright Owner: Emerson & Cuming, NSI-MI Technologies

Challenges and limitations of off-normal reflectivity measurements of microwave anechoic chambers are presented. The NRL-Arch technique has been investigated for measurement of WAVASORB® VHP-26 for extreme incident angles; e. g. 80° for the frequency range of 1-20 GHz. It has been shown that the standard test techniques such as NRL-Arch have limitations and for extreme incident angles, simulation values are more reliable in most of the cases. In some rare cases some advanced techniques are available in the literature which are expensive and can be recommended for special projects only.

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