Complex permittivity of materials at broadband frequency using transmission phase shift method

This paper reports determination of complex relative permittivity of non-magnetic samples Teflon, Nylon and Epoxy via transmission phase shift method. The transmission phase shift method offers calibration independent and invariant position features. In this work, a Coaxial Cavity Test Fixture (CC...

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Main Authors: Chan, Yi Lin, Esa, Fahmiruddin, You, Kok Yeow, Abdul Kahar, Rosmila, Abbas, Zulkifly
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author Chan, Yi Lin
Esa, Fahmiruddin
You, Kok Yeow
Abdul Kahar, Rosmila
Abbas, Zulkifly
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Esa, Fahmiruddin
You, Kok Yeow
Abdul Kahar, Rosmila
Abbas, Zulkifly
author_sort Chan, Yi Lin
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description This paper reports determination of complex relative permittivity of non-magnetic samples Teflon, Nylon and Epoxy via transmission phase shift method. The transmission phase shift method offers calibration independent and invariant position features. In this work, a Coaxial Cavity Test Fixture (CCTF) with dimension of 1.8 and 4.1 mm for inner and outer conductor, respectively was customized based on impedance matching theory to study broadband scattering in the range of frequency 1-18 GHz. Impedance matching and cable calibration were performed to reduce the measurement error of scattering parameters; reflection and transmission . Magnitude and phase of and were measured by vector network analyzer (VNA). The measured phase of ( ) for all samples under test were linearized using the MATLAB “unwrap” command for further calculation of . The phase shift in between with and without sample inside the cavity was detected and it was used to determine for each material under test. The average value of dielectric constants for Teflon, Nylon and Epoxy were 2.11, 2.42 and 3.05, correspondingly for the selected frequency 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14 GHz. While, the average of dielectric losses for Teflon and Epoxy were almost overlapped which the values were 0.001 and 0.002, respectively that were higher than that of Nylon at 0.0006. The calculated values are comparable with the theoretical values with small absolute errors. These results suggested that this transmission phase shift method using CCTF was equally consistent when compared to the other techniques used for the determination of and .
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spelling uthm-47392021-12-16T02:37:00Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/4739/ Complex permittivity of materials at broadband frequency using transmission phase shift method Chan, Yi Lin Esa, Fahmiruddin You, Kok Yeow Abdul Kahar, Rosmila Abbas, Zulkifly QC Physics TK7800-8360 Electronics This paper reports determination of complex relative permittivity of non-magnetic samples Teflon, Nylon and Epoxy via transmission phase shift method. The transmission phase shift method offers calibration independent and invariant position features. In this work, a Coaxial Cavity Test Fixture (CCTF) with dimension of 1.8 and 4.1 mm for inner and outer conductor, respectively was customized based on impedance matching theory to study broadband scattering in the range of frequency 1-18 GHz. Impedance matching and cable calibration were performed to reduce the measurement error of scattering parameters; reflection and transmission . Magnitude and phase of and were measured by vector network analyzer (VNA). The measured phase of ( ) for all samples under test were linearized using the MATLAB “unwrap” command for further calculation of . The phase shift in between with and without sample inside the cavity was detected and it was used to determine for each material under test. The average value of dielectric constants for Teflon, Nylon and Epoxy were 2.11, 2.42 and 3.05, correspondingly for the selected frequency 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14 GHz. While, the average of dielectric losses for Teflon and Epoxy were almost overlapped which the values were 0.001 and 0.002, respectively that were higher than that of Nylon at 0.0006. The calculated values are comparable with the theoretical values with small absolute errors. These results suggested that this transmission phase shift method using CCTF was equally consistent when compared to the other techniques used for the determination of and . UTHM Publisher 2017 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/4739/1/AJ%202017%20%28605%29.pdf Chan, Yi Lin and Esa, Fahmiruddin and You, Kok Yeow and Abdul Kahar, Rosmila and Abbas, Zulkifly (2017) Complex permittivity of materials at broadband frequency using transmission phase shift method. Journal of Science and Technology, 9 (3). pp. 75-82. ISSN 2229-8461
spellingShingle QC Physics
TK7800-8360 Electronics
Chan, Yi Lin
Esa, Fahmiruddin
You, Kok Yeow
Abdul Kahar, Rosmila
Abbas, Zulkifly
Complex permittivity of materials at broadband frequency using transmission phase shift method
title Complex permittivity of materials at broadband frequency using transmission phase shift method
title_full Complex permittivity of materials at broadband frequency using transmission phase shift method
title_fullStr Complex permittivity of materials at broadband frequency using transmission phase shift method
title_full_unstemmed Complex permittivity of materials at broadband frequency using transmission phase shift method
title_short Complex permittivity of materials at broadband frequency using transmission phase shift method
title_sort complex permittivity of materials at broadband frequency using transmission phase shift method
topic QC Physics
TK7800-8360 Electronics
url http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/4739/
http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/4739/1/AJ%202017%20%28605%29.pdf