Chapter 1 Introduction

1.1 Recent Trends of Microwave Dielectric Measurement Techniques

1.2 Overview of Open-Ended Coaxial Probe Theoretical Models Development

1.3 Main Contribution of This Thesis

1.4 Overview of This Thesis

Chapter 2 Finite Difference Time Domain Theory

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Maxwell s Differential Equations

2.3 Media Interface Conditions

2.4 Absorbing Boundaries

2.5 Applications

Chapter 3 FDTD Modeling of Open-Ended Coaxial Probe

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Formulation of the Problems

3.3 Maxwell s Difference Equations in Cylindrical Coordinates

3.4 Singularities Handling in Cylindrical Coordinate

3.5 2-D Difference Equations for Symmetrical Coaxial probe

3.6 Media Interface Conditions and Stability Criteria for 2-D Model

3.7 Absorbing Boundaries for Coaxial Models

3.8 Reflection Coefficient Extraction in FDTD Method

4.1 Introduction

Chapter 4 Analysis Of Open-Ended Coaxial Probe With Finite Flange

4.2 Validation of FDTD Models

4.3 Analysis of the Influence of Finite Dimension of the Flange

4.4 Aperture Near Field Distribution

4.5 Rules for Design of an Open-Ended Coaxial Probe

Chapter5 Analysis of Open-Ended Coaxial Probe for Curved Surfaces Coating Materials Characterization

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Analysis of the Influence of Convex and Concave Surfaces Materials

5.3 The Modified Open-Ended Coaxial Probe

5.4 Performance of the Modified Coaxial Probe

5.5 Consideration of the Modified Coaxial Probe Design

Chapter 6 Experimental Measurements and Results

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Measurement System

6.3 Measurement Techniques

6.4 Measurement Results

6.5 Main Error Sources in Measurement Using the Modified Coaxial Probe

Chapter 7 Conclusions

References

Acknowledgment