Reverberation Chamber Measurement Correlation

This contribution evaluates the utility of several different metrics for studying correlation between reverberation chamber measurements collected at different stirrer positions. Metrics considered are the autocovariance, the correlation matrix, and two metrics based upon the entropy of the data correlation matrix: 1) the effective number of uncorrelated measurements and 2) the measurement efficiency. The different metrics are shown to be useful for different correlation analyses. Application of these metrics reveals that the correlation between reverberation chamber measurements is strongly affected by stirring methodology, loading configuration, and measurement frequency.

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