A review of microstrip T-resonator method in determining the dielectric properties of printed circuit board materials

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1845-1850

  Latti K P ^a   Kettunen, M ^a   Strom, J P ^a   Silventoinen, P ^a  

^a LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Dielectric measurements; Loss measurement; Permittivity measurement; Transmission line resonator

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; MICROSTRIP DEVICES; MICROWAVE FREQUENCIES; PERMITTIVITY MEASUREMENT; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

DIELECTRIC MEASUREMENTS; LOSS MEASUREMENT; TRANSMISSION LINE RESONATORS;

DIELECTRIC RESONATORS;

EID: 34648836320     PISSN: 00189456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2007.903587     Document Type: Review

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