Title :
Waveguide characterization of chiral material: experiments
Author :
Busse, Gerald ; Reinert, Jens ; Jacob, Arne F.
Author_Institution :
Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg, Germany
fDate :
3/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper is devoted to waveguide experiments on chiral materials: the constitutive parameters are extracted from the measured response of two chiral slabs of different length. Practical aspects of the implementation are discussed. This includes the injection molding technique used to manufacture the chiral material. Preliminary investigations are performed to qualitatively assess the material properties. These are quantitatively confirmed by the extracted constitutive parameters. The measurements are validated by experiments on a reference material
Keywords :
S-parameters; chirality; circular waveguides; microwave materials; microwave measurement; specimen preparation; chiral material preparation; chiral slabs; injection molding technique; material properties; waveguide characterization; waveguide experiments; Associate members; Dielectric materials; Dielectric measurements; Injection molding; Jacobian matrices; Length measurement; Manufacturing; Permittivity measurement; Scattering parameters; Slabs;
Journal_Title :
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on