Title :
Unique Retrieval of Complex Permittivity of Low-Loss Dielectric Materials From Transmission-Only Measurements
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng. ing, Binghamton Univ., Binghamton, NY, USA
fDate :
5/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A simple procedure is proposed for the unique permittivity determination of low-loss materials using transmission-only measurements. The procedure utilizes phase measurements at two frequencies corresponding to any extreme values of the transmission properties. We derived a simple relation for the permittivity extraction.
Keywords :
dielectric losses; electromagnetic wave transmission; geophysical techniques; microwave measurement; permittivity; remote sensing; rocks; soil; complex permittivity retrieval; dual frequency phase measurements; low loss dielectric materials; permittivity determination; permittivity extraction; transmission only measurements; Frequency measurement; Geologic measurements; Materials; Permittivity; Permittivity measurement; Phase measurement; Permittivity measurement; scattering parameter measurement;
Journal_Title :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LGRS.2010.2091392