Low-cost free-space measurement of dielectric constant at Ka band

IEE Proceedings: Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 151, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 271-276

  Gagnon, N ^a   Shaker, J ^a   Roy, L ^b   Petosa, A ^a   Berini, P ^c  

^a Radio Science Branch   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA FEEDERS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; ERROR COMPENSATION; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; HORN ANTENNAS; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL METHODS; SCATTERING PARAMETERS;

FREE SPACE MEASUREMENT; NUMERICAL EXTRACTION METHOD; THROUGH REFLECT MATCH METHOD;

PERMITTIVITY MEASUREMENT;

EID: 2942735428     PISSN: 13502417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-map:20040264     Document Type: Article

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