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Highlights of Measuring Dielectrics With RF Equipment Part 2
In the previous post, the basics of dielectric material properties were discussed as well as a few possible applications of RF dielectrics. This week’s post will focus on common RF dielectric material characteristic measurement techniques. Namely, the transmission line methods involving transmission and reflection measurements, open-ended coaxial probe method, free-space methods, and resonant...
Highlights of Measuring Dielectrics With RF Equipment Part 1
Delectric materials are used in nearly all RF and microwave structures, outside of those that are strictly made of conductors. Dielectrics are crucial for making transmission lines, dielectric waveguides, and separating conductors. Given that the properties of planar circuits, transmission lines, antennas, and other active/passive RF hardware are dependent on the dielectric constant and loss...