Design rules for an experimental setup using an open-ended coaxial probe based on theoretical modelling

Author

De Langhe, Pascal ; Martens, Luc ; De Zutter, Daniël

Author_Institution

Dept. of Inf. Technol., Ghent Univ., Belgium

Volume

43

Issue

6

fYear

1994

fDate

12/1/1994 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

810

Lastpage

817

Abstract

In order to obtain a number of design rules for a setup involving an open-ended coaxial sensor to measure the dielectric constant of a material, several parameters are investigated. Using the recently developed spectral-domain model a clear view is given of the influence of the thickness of the test sample. Furthermore, a near-field study of the probe shows that reflections can occur at the transverse boundaries if the test sample is very small. The FDTD is used to investigate the minimum sample size required to simulate a medium that is infinite in the transverse direction. Finally, the influence of the flange of the probe is studied in order to determine the dimensions of the flange needed to correctly use the spectral-domain model

Keywords

coaxial cables; electric sensing devices; finite difference time-domain analysis; microwave measurement; permittivity measurement; FDTD; design rules; dielectric constant; finite difference time domain model; flange; minimum sample size; near-field study; open-ended coaxial probe; reflections; spectral-domain model; theoretical modelling; thickness influence; transverse boundaries; transverse direction; Coaxial components; Dielectric constant; Dielectric materials; Dielectric measurements; Finite difference methods; Flanges; Probes; Reflection; Testing; Time domain analysis;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9456

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/19.368062

Filename

368062