POZAR chapter 14: RF MICROWAVE SYSTEMS. Exercise 22 __ 15/11/2020 18:21:34.

EXAMPLE 14.22
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pozar_14_exercise_22.m

c0=299792856 c0 =
299792856
f0=28e9 % [Hz] carrier f0 =
2.800000000000000e+10
lambda0=c0/f0 lambda0 =
0.010706887714286
cm2m=1e2 % cm to m units conversion factor cm2m =
100
% assume circular reflector

% antenna efficiency
neff=.6 neff =
0.600000000000000
S_safe=.01 % [W/cm^2] safety threshold S_safe =
0.010000000000000
Pt=5 % [W] transmitter power Pt =
5
Gt_dB=32 % [dB] tx antenna gain Gt_dB =
32
Gt=10^(Gt_dB/10) Gt =
1.584893192461114e+03

a) min distance for 10mW/cm^2 not to be exceeded

R1=(Gt*Pt/(4*pi*S_safe*cm2m^2))^.5 R1 =
2.511192873182389

b) R reduction is side lobe

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main2sidelobe_dB=10 % [dB] antenna ratio peak to main side lobe main2sidelobe_dB =

10
Gt2_dB=Gt_dB-main2sidelobe_dB Gt2_dB =
22
Gt2=10^(Gt2_dB/10) Gt2 =
1.584893192461114e+02
R2=(Gt2*Pt/(4*pi*S_safe*cm2m^2))^.5 R2 =
0.794108912323872

c) far or near field

reactive near field - radiative near field - far field

D=Gt/neff % antenna directivity D=

2.641488654101857e+03
diam=(lambda0^2*D/pi^2)^.5 diam =
0.175161134844431
% far field R_ff =
R_ff=2*diam^2/lambda0 5.731156238624243
ans =
R1>=R_ff logical
0
R2>=R_ff ans =
logical
% reactive near field 0
R_nf =
R_nf=.62*(diam^3/lambda0)^.5 0.439254976825480
ans =
R1<=R_nf logical
0
R2<=R_nf ans =
logical
0

The distance at which the single measurement has been taken is neither far enough for field to be considered distant, nor close enough for field to be
considered reactive.

When on the field doing these kind of measurements it's important to take enough of them, either in space, and time. Often tester is left overnight, or even
longer for complete 24h cycles to be obtained as intermittent interferers are the most difficult to catch and often explain random temporary loss of signal
and data rate that microwave wireless often undergo.

ETSI classifies measurement instruments

Compliance to safe exposure is compulsory for authorities to allow wireless products to be sold in markets. Certification is usually carried by approved
laboratories, and there are specialists [2] supplying tools needed for such tests to be carried out and acquire such certification without incurring trial-error
cycles at the certification laboratory.

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Further Reading
[1]

Domestic Microwave Ovens Wireless Power Leakage Measurement from for Assessment at Nonionizing Radiation Exposure Levels

Peio Lopez-Iturri,1 Silvia de Miguel-Bilbao,2 Erik Aguirre,1 Leire Azpilicueta,1 Francisco Falcone,1 and Victoria Ramos2
1
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department, Universidad Pública de Navarra, Pamplona, 31006 Navarra, Spain

https://www.hindawi.com/journals/bmri/2015/603260/

[2]

A Method for Safety Testing of Radiofrequency/Microwave Emitting Devices Using MRI

Leeor Alon1,2,3,4,* , Gene Y. Cho1,2,4, Xing Yang, Daniel K. Sodickson1,2,3, and Cem M. Deniz1,2,3,4 1The Bernard and Irene Schwartz Center for
Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, New York University, School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4442746/pdf/nihms-689987.pdf

[3]

SPEAG : Example Specialist tools for laboratory measurements

https://speag.swiss/services/overview/

[4]

FCC : RF safety FAQ

https://www.fcc.gov/engineering-technology/electromagnetic-compatibility-division/radio-frequency-safety/faq/rf-safety

[5]

ETSI TR 101.899

https://www.etsi.org/deliver/etsi_tr/101800_101899/101870/01.01.01_60/tr_101870v010101p.pdf

[6]

https://www.itu.int/pub/R-REC

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Where is the whole collection of exercises?

This exercise is part of the collection of exercises Microwave Engineering POZAR 4th ed solved with MATLAB available in this website:
https://jgb2012.wixsite.com/microwave-eng-matlab

How can one get the main literature reference?

For instance from:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Microwave-Engineering-David-M-Pozar/dp/0470631554

What about the solutions manual?

It's freely available https://www.scribd.com/doc/176505749/Microwave-engineering-pozar-4th-Ed-solutions-manual

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