Title :
Free space measurement of permittivity
Author :
Alabaster, C.M. ; Dahele, J.S.
Author_Institution :
Cranfield Univ., Bedford, UK
fDate :
31 March-3 April 2003
Abstract :
This paper presents a free space technique for the measurement of the complex permittivity of a slice of dielectric sample. The experimental set up is described and the technique validated by measurements on well characterised dielectrics at J band whereupon it is concluded that the method would be suitable for use in the millimetre wave band. Measured data on a variety of plastics, glass, building materials and biological tissues samples at 60 GHz is then given and includes new data for the permittivity of skin at this frequency.
Keywords :
biological tissues; biomedical measurement; calibration; dielectric materials; glass; permittivity measurement; plastics; 11 to 12 GHz; 60 GHz; J band; biological tissues; building materials; calibration; complex permittivity measurement; dielectric sample; free space measurement; glass; millimetre wave band; plastics; skin permittivity;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation, 2003. (ICAP 2003). Twelfth International Conference on (Conf. Publ. No. 491)
Print_ISBN :
0-85296-752-7
DOI :
10.1049/cp:20030131
