Further Study on Coaxial-Probe-Based Two-Thickness-Method for Nondestructive and Broadband Measurement of Complex EM-parameters of Absorbing Material

Chun-Ping CHEN
Deming XU
Zhewang MA
Tetsuo ANADA

Publication
IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Electronics   Vol.E90-C    No.9    pp.1763-1769
Publication Date: 2007/09/01
Online ISSN: 1745-1353
DOI: 10.1093/ietele/e90-c.9.1763
Print ISSN: 0916-8516
Type of Manuscript: Special Section PAPER (Special Section on Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Technology)
Category: Passive Devices/Circuits
Keyword: 
coaxial probe,  two-thickness-method,  absorbing material,  EM-parameters,  permittivity,  permeability,  uncertainty,  

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Summary: 
Two-Thickness-Method (TTM) based on an open-ended coaxial probe was investigated with an emphasis on uncertainty analysis to perfect this technique. Uncertainty equations in differential forms are established for the simultaneous measurement of complex electromagnetic (EM) parameters in the systematical consideration of various error factors in measurement. Worst-case differential uncertainty equations were defined while the implicit partial derivation techniques were used to find the coefficients in formulation. The relations between the uncertainties and test sample's thicknesses were depicted via 3D figures, while the influence of the coaxial line's dimension on the measurement accuracy is also included based on the same analysis method. The comparisons between the measured errors and theoretical uncertainty prediction are given for several samples, which validate the effectiveness of our analysis.