Noninvasive Electrical Characterization of Materials at Microwave Frequencies Using an Open-Ended Coaxial Line: Test of an Improved Calibration Technique

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1990, Pages 8-14

  Misra, Devendra ^a   Chabbra, Mohinder ^a   Epstein, Benjamin R ^b   Mirotznik, Mark ^c   Foster, Kenneth R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b SARNOFF CORPORATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYZERS--CALIBRATION; ELECTRIC NETWORKS, LUMPED PARAMETER; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; MICROWAVE MEASUREMENTS--PERMITTIVITY;

ADMITTANCE MEASUREMENT; COAXIAL TRANSMISSION LINE; DIELECTRIC MEASUREMENTS; NETWORK ANALYZER CALIBRATION;

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 0025263532     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.44150     Document Type: Article

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