A genetic algorithm for the evaluation of material parameters of compound multilayered structures

Author

Zwick, Thomas ; Haala, Jens ; Wiesbeck, Werner

Author_Institution

Institut fur Hochstfrequenztechnik und Elektronik, Universitit Karlsruhe, Germany

Volume

50

Issue

4

fYear

2002

fDate

4/1/2002 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1180

Lastpage

1187

Abstract

Presents a new method to obtain the material parameters of each single layer in a multilayered structure. The compound structure has to be measured over frequency or for different incidence angles in the microwave frequency range. The genetic algorithm for parameter extraction from the reflection or transmission measurement data is based on a simplified evolution strategy. In this paper, the evolution optimization is described briefly and is verified by measurements performed in the frequency range from 115 to 145 GHz. The parameters obtained by the algorithm show good agreement with reference values gained by other researchers

Keywords

dispersive media; genetic algorithms; millimetre wave propagation; parameter estimation; permittivity; 115 to 145 GHz; compound multilayered structures; evolution strategy; genetic algorithm; incidence angles; material parameters; parameter extraction; reference values; Automotive materials; Dielectric measurements; Electromagnetic measurements; Frequency measurement; Genetic algorithms; Parameter extraction; Performance evaluation; Permeability measurement; Permittivity measurement; Reflection;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9480

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/22.993422

Filename

993422