Title :
Measurement of Dielectric Constant of Some Materials Using Planar Technology
Author :
Shebani, Nafaa M. ; Khamoudi, Bashir Moh ; Abul-kassem, Ahmed S.
Author_Institution :
Eng. Sci. Depart, Office of Educ. Services, Surman, Libya
Abstract :
For proper design of microwave components, such as filters, oscillators, mixers, and other microwave devices, the dielectric constant of the substrate must be known. Therefore, the main aim of this paper is to measure the dielectric constant of some Libyan materials, such as plastic and clay, to find out if they can be used as raw materials for many microwave devices that can be designed in the future. The measurements were done using two different methods, the microstrip ring resonator method and the two-layer stripline method. The paper includes the necessary designs of ring resonator, and the microstrip line, which were used in the measurements. A good result for the measurement of a dielectric constant of the material is obtained compared to the similar materials in the open literature.
Keywords :
clay; dielectric materials; microstrip lines; microstrip resonators; microwave measurement; permittivity measurement; plastics; Libyan materials; clay; dielectric constant measurement; microstrip line; microstrip ring resonator method; microwave components; planar technology; plastic; raw materials; two-layer stripline method; Dielectric constant; Dielectric materials; Dielectric measurements; Dielectric substrates; Microstrip resonators; Microwave devices; Microwave filters; Microwave oscillators; Optical ring resonators; Raw materials; Dielectric constant; Microstrip Ring Resonator;
Conference_Titel :
Computer and Electrical Engineering, 2009. ICCEE '09. Second International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dubai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5365-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3925-6
DOI :
10.1109/ICCEE.2009.109