Adam C. Goodge

"Lens Focused Microwave Reflectometry Concepts for Ceramic Coating Characterization"

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Abstract

List of Figures

List of Tables

List of Symbols

Table of Contents

Chapter 1
Introduction

Chapter 2
Microwave Fundamentals

• Microwave/Material Interaction
• Polarization
• Relative Permittivity
• Plane and TEM Waves
• Lossless/Low Loss Models
• Conduction Losses and Skin Depth

Chapter 3
Transmission Line Theory

• TEM Waveguides
• Measurable Quantities

Chapter 4
Modeled Results

• Shorted T-line
• Lossless Condition
• Low Loss Condition

Chapter 5
Experimental Apparatus

• Horn Antennas
• Microwave Lens
• Network Analysis

Chapter 6
Experimental Data and Results

• X-band Measurements
• Ku-band Measurements

Chapter 7
Discussion

Chapter 8
Conclusions

References

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