Dielectric permittivity measurements provide important input to engineering and scientific disciplines due to the effects of permittivity on the interactions between electromagnetic energy and materials. A novel ring resonator design is presented for the measurement of permittivity of low dielectric constant foams. A review of dielectric material properties and currently available measurement methods is included. Measurements of expanded polystyrene are reported and compared with results from the literature; good agreement between measurements and published results is shown.

Creator

• Waldron, Isaac James

Contributors

• Biederman, Scott W.
• Ludwig, Reinhold
• Makarov, Sergey N.

Degree

• MS

Unit

• Electrical & Computer Engineering

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Language

• English

Identifier

• etd-050306-164608

Keyword

• ring resonator
• dielectric permittivity
• dielectric measurement

Advisor

• Makarov, Sergey N.

Committee

• Ludwig, Reinhold
• Biederman, Scott W.

Defense date

• 2006-05-03

Year

• 2006

Date created

• 2006-05-03

Resource type

• Thesis

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2021-01-06