Title : 
Detailed error analysis and automation of the RA Resonator technique for measurement of uniaxial anisotropic permittivity
         
        
            Author : 
Rautio, Brian J. ; Sabbagh, M.E. ; Rautio, James C.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
L.C. Smith Coll. of Eng. & Comput. Sci., Syracuse Univ., Syracuse, NY, USA
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
The RA Resonator technique is a highly accurate methodology for measurement of uniaxial anisotropic dielectric constants in planar substrates. This work is a discussion of measurement accuracy and a comprehensive quantitative error analysis of the technique. As detailed error analysis is a long and repetitive task, a software package is developed which substantially automates the process.
         
        
            Keywords : 
anisotropic media; laminates; measurement errors; microwave materials; permittivity measurement; resonators; RA resonator technique; planar substrates; quantitative error analysis; software package; uniaxial anisotropic dielectric constants; uniaxial anisotropic permittivity measurement; Measurement uncertainty; Microwave measurements; Permittivity; Permittivity measurement; Pollution measurement; Substrates; Anisotropy; dielectric material; error analysis; measurement automation; microwave laminates; permittivity;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Microwave Measurement Symposium (ARFTG), 2011 78th ARFTG
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Tempe, AZ
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
978-1-4673-0280-7
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/ARFTG78.2011.6183873