Methods and systems for determining the phase constant for a dielectric medium
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsSamuel Allan Barr, William David Maynard
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Abstract
A method for determining a phase constant for a dielectric medium is provided. The method includes deploying a calibration object with a known free-space spectral response within a dielectric medium of interest, determining the spectral response of the calibration object deployed in the dielectric medium, and determining the phase constant for the dielectric medium using a relationship between the free-space spectral response of the calibration object and the spectral response of the calibration object when deployed in the dielectric medium.
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A method for remotely determining the phase constant for a dielectric medium, said method comprising:
- deploying a calibration object with a known free-space spectral response within a dielectric medium of interest;
- determining the spectral response of the calibration object deployed in the dielectric medium;
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- determining the phase constant for the dielectric medium using a relationship between the free-space spectral response of the calibration object and the spectral response of the calibration object when deployed in the dielectric medium.
A system for determining a phase constant for a dielectric medium, said system comprising:
- a calibration object having a known free-space spectral response and capable of being deployed within a dielectric medium for which the phase constant is to be determined
- at least one transmitter;
- at least one receiver, said at least one transmitter and said at least one receiver operable to determine a resonant frequency response of said calibration object when said calibration object is deployed within the dielectric medium;
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- a processor operable to determine the phase constant for the dielectric medium utilizing the known free-space spectral response and the resonant frequency response of said calibration object within the dielectric medium.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.