A waveguide-based two-step approach for measuring complex permittivity tensor of uniaxial composite materials

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 2011-2021

  Akhtar, M Jaleel ^a,b,d,e,f   Feher, Lambert E ^b,g   Thumm, Manfred ^{a,b,c,g,h,i,j}  

^a IEEE   (Germany)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^d Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers IETE   (India)

^e Indian Physics Association (IPA)   (India)

^f Indo French Technical Association (IFTA)   (France)

^g Industrial Microwave Group

^h FZK   (Germany)

ⁱ Vacuum Electronics and Displays   (Germany)

^j German Physical Society   (Germany)

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Author keywords

Anisotropic media; Carbon fiber reinforced composites; Complex permittivity tensor; Dielectric measurements; Electromagnetic heating; Nonhomogeneous media

Indexed keywords

CARBON-FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITES; COMPLEX PERMITTIVITY TENSORS; DIELECTRIC MEASUREMENTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC HEATING; NONHOMOGENEOUS MEDIA; TRANSMISSION COEFFICIENT DATA;

ALGORITHMS; ANISOTROPY; CARBON FIBERS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; PERMITTIVITY MEASUREMENT; TENSORS;

WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 33646731546     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2006.873623     Document Type: Article

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