Measurement of complex permittivity of liquids in the frequency range 100–1000 MHz by using a re-entrant cavity

Abstract

For many liquid materials and biological media, their complex permittivity varies with frequency in the P-band (100–1000 MHz). In this paper, a re-entrant coaxial cavity resonance test system with intensive multi-frequency points testing capability is designed for the P-band to realize the test of the complex permittivity of P-band materials. For this system, a test algorithm has been written, and on the basis of this system, a perturbation block has been designed, using stepper motors to control the up and down movement of the perturbation block to achieve frequency tunability of the cavity, enabling more P-band frequency test data to be obtained. The experimental results show that the system is suitable for testing the electrical parameters of P-band biological media and liquid materials and for testing solid materials in aerospace, electromagnetic shielding, and other fields where there is a great demand for P-band testing.