A Position-Independent Reflection-Only Method for Complex Permittivity and Permeability Determination with One Sample
AbstractThis paper presents a position-independent reflection-only method for determining complex permittivity and permeability of a sample. In this method, both the short and match calibration kits are used to measure the reflection coefficients. Only one sample positioned arbitrarily is measured using a one-port vector network analyzer (VNA), while the complex permittivity and permeability of the sample are determined simultaneously. Experimental results in X-band for the Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene plastic (ABS) are included to exhibit the validity of the proposed method. The results show that the complex permittivity and permeability determined by the proposed method have a good agreement with the parameters determined by the well-known Nicolson–Ross–Weir (NRW) method. In addition, a magnetic material is simulated to further validate the proposed method.