Unique permittivity determination of lowloss dielectric materials from transmission measurements at microwave frequencies

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 107, Issue , 2010, Pages 31-46

  Hasar, U C ^a  

^a ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PERMITTIVITY;

COMPLEX PERMITTIVITY DETERMINATION; INITIAL GUESS; LOW LOSS MATERIAL; MAXIMUM MAGNITUDES; MEASUREMENT DATA; SAMPLE HOLDERS; TRANSMISSION MEASUREMENTS; TRANSMISSION PROPERTY;

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 78651235002     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER10060805     Document Type: Article

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