RF material characterization using a large-diameter (76.8 mm) coaxial air line

Author

Jones, Chriss A. ; Grosvenor, John H. ; Weil, C.M.

Author_Institution

Radio Frequency Technol. Div., Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA

Volume

2

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

417

Abstract

We report on the development of a 76.84 mm (3.025 in) diameter coaxial air line system whose purpose is to measure the dielectric and magnetic properties of bulk dielectric and ferrite materials over a frequency range of approximately 0.3 - 1500 MHz. We summarize the relative advantages and disadvantages of using large-diameter coaxial air lines for material characterization and we discuss the particular problems associated with calibrating vector network analyzers in this form of transmission line. We also present broadband measurement data on two lossy materials, including a ferrite-loaded polymer and carbon-loaded concrete

Keywords

absorbing media; calibration; concrete; dielectric materials; dielectric measurement; ferrites; network analysers; polymers; RF material characterization; broadband measurement data; bulk dielectric materials; calibration; carbon-loaded concrete; coaxial air line system; ferrite materials; ferrite-loaded polymer; large-diameter coaxial air lines; lossy materials; transmission line; vector network analyzers; Building materials; Coaxial components; Dielectric materials; Dielectric measurements; Ferrites; Frequency measurement; Magnetic analysis; Magnetic materials; Magnetic properties; Radio frequency;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwaves, Radar and Wireless Communications. 2000. MIKON-2000. 13th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Wroclaw

Print_ISBN

83-906662-3-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MIKON.2000.913959

Filename

913959