Broadband radio frequency conductivity measurement technique for engineered composites

J. Y. Chung, N. K. Nahar, L. Zhang, Y. Bayram, K. Sertel, J. L. Volakis

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Abstract

In this study, the authors present a broadband conductivity measurement technique suitable for highly conductive engineered composites. The proposed technique is based on reflection measurement using an open-ended coaxial probe. To improve measurement accuracy over a broad bandwidth (200:1, 100 MHz-20 GHz), the authors implement a broadband probe calibration process to eliminate frequency-dependent error terms caused by probe aperture radiation and higher-order mode excitations. The validity of the proposed technique is demonstrated by conductivity measurements for several engineered composites, such as metallo-dielectric stack, a carbon nanotube composite and a conductive fibre.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)371-376
Number of pages6
JournalIET Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation
Volume6
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 20 Mar 2012

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