Dielectric Measurements Using a Rational Function Model

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 199-204

  Sibbald, C L ^b   Stuchly, S S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN SPACE AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; COAXIAL CABLES; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYZERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROWAVES;

APERTURE ADMITTANCE; DIELECTRIC MEASUREMENTS; RATIONAL FUNCTION MODELS; TIME DOMAIN GATING;

DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF LIQUIDS;

EID: 0028371997     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.275247     Document Type: Article

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