Microwave method for thickness-independent permittivity extraction of low-loss dielectric materials from transmission measurements

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 110, Issue , 2010, Pages 453-467

  Hasar, U C ^a  

^a ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PERMITTIVITY;

COMPLEX PERMITTIVITY; COMPLEX PERMITTIVITY DETERMINATION; LOW LOSS MATERIAL; MICROWAVE METHODS; PERMITTIVITY EXTRACTION; PRIOR INFORMATION; TRANSMISSION MEASUREMENTS; TRANSMISSION PROPERTY;

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 78651248954     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER10101208     Document Type: Article

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