Broad-band microwave measurement of water using transient radiation

Author

Capps, C. David ; Falk, R. Aaron ; Ferrier, Stuart G. ; Majoch, Tim R.

Author_Institution

Boeing Defense & Space Group, Seattle, WA, USA

Volume

40

Issue

1

fYear

1992

fDate

1/1/1992 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

96

Lastpage

101

Abstract

Previous workers have demonstrated the utility of optoelectronically pulsed antennas to make broadband microwave measurements of the dielectric properties of relatively low loss materials. Here the authors present an extension of the analysis technique that allows measurements to be made on highly absorptive samples. Experimental results for water in the 10-70 GHz frequency range are presented, error sources analyzed, and results compared with measurements made with a different technique

Keywords

measurement errors; microwave measurement; permittivity measurement; water; 10 to 70 GHz; EHF; H₂O; SHF; broadband; complex refractive index; dielectric properties; error sources; highly absorptive samples; lossy liquid; microwave measurement; transient radiation; water; Antenna measurements; Broadband antennas; Dielectric loss measurement; Dielectric losses; Dielectric materials; Dielectric measurements; Loss measurement; Microwave antennas; Microwave measurements; Pulse measurements;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9480

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/22.108328

Filename

108328