access icon free Broadband measurement of high permittivity at millimetre-wave frequencies

In this Letter, a method for the broadband measurement of complex permittivity using a quasi-optical technique is presented. After calibration of the quasi-optical system, the material under test is inserted into the system and S-parameters are measured from 220 to 330 GHz using a vector network analyser. An extraction method is then applied to calculate the complex permittivity. The permittivity measurements are validated by comparing with a well-established extraction method and the comparison shows good agreement.

Inspec keywords: permittivity measurement; network analysers; millimetre wave measurement

Other keywords: quasi-optical system calibration; S-parameters; quasi-optical technique; vector network analyser; millimetre-wave frequencies; extraction method; frequency 220 GHz to 330 GHz; broadband high permittivity measurement; complex permittivity calculation

Subjects: Microwave measurement techniques; Network and spectrum analysers; Dielectric variables measurement

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