Uncertainties in complex permittivity extraction from coplanar waveguide scattering-parameter data

Author

Arz, Uwe ; Williams, Dylan F.

Author_Institution

Phys.-Tech. Bundesanstalt (PTB), Braunschweig, Germany

fYear

2013

fDate

7-7 June 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

We analyze the uncertainties of a complex permittivity extraction procedure based on uncorrected scattering-parameter measurements of coplanar waveguides of different lengths. The uncertainty calculations are performed with the Monte-Carlo method and the sensitivity analysis implemented in the NIST Microwave Uncertainty Framework. We investigate the uncertainty contributions of the input quantities of the permittivity extraction procedure and demonstrate the limits of the achievable uncertainties with practical measurement data.

Keywords

Monte Carlo methods; S-parameters; coplanar waveguides; measurement uncertainty; microwave measurement; permittivity measurement; sensitivity analysis; Monte Carlo method; NIST Microwave Uncertainty Framework; complex permittivity extraction uncertainty; coplanar waveguide; sensitivity analysis; uncorrected scattering parameter measurement; Coplanar waveguides; Measurement uncertainty; Permittivity; Permittivity measurement; Propagation constant; Standards; Uncertainty;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Measurement Conference (ARFTG), 2013 81st ARFTG

Conference_Location

Seattle, WA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-4981-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ARFTG.2013.6579047

Filename

6579047