• DocumentCode
    1031607
  • Title

    Highly sensitive measurements with a lens-focused reflectometer

  • Author

    Gagnon, David R.

  • Author_Institution
    US Naval Weapons Center, China Lake, CA, USA
  • Volume
    39
  • Issue
    12
  • fYear
    1991
  • fDate
    12/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    2237
  • Lastpage
    2240
  • Abstract
    A lens-focused microwave reflectometer that offers exceptional sensitivity and very wide bandwidth is described. The system produces a well confined spot focus and, with the prescribed calibration procedure, gives effective directivity approaching 70 dB. Applications include dielectric constant measurements and scanned imaging of bodies. Precision of ±1 dB is demonstrated for measurements, in X-band, at the -50 dB level
  • Keywords
    calibration; microwave reflectometry; permittivity measurement; reflectometers; X-band; calibration procedure; dielectric constant measurements; lens-focused reflectometer; microwave reflectometer; scanned imaging; wide bandwidth; Calibration; Dielectric measurements; Focusing; Frequency; Lenses; Microwave imaging; Microwave measurements; Scattering; Surface waves; Transmission line measurements;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9480
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/22.106570
  • Filename
    106570