2013-01-02
Amplitude-Only Measurements of a Dual Open Ended Coaxial Sensor System for Determination of Complex Permittivity of Materials
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Progress In Electromagnetics Research M, Vol. 28, 27-39, 2013
Abstract
This paper describes a novel permittivity measurement technique using dual open ended coaxial sensors. The magnitude reflection coefficients from two open ended coaxial sensors were used to determine complex reflection coefficients and permittivity of a sample under test.
Citation
Kim Yee Lee, Boon-Kuan Chung, Zulkifly Abbas, You Kok Yeow, and Ee Meng Cheng, "Amplitude-Only Measurements of a Dual Open Ended Coaxial Sensor System for Determination of Complex Permittivity of Materials," Progress In Electromagnetics Research M, Vol. 28, 27-39, 2013.
doi:10.2528/PIERM12082906
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