Measurement of complex permeability using short coaxial line reflection method

Abstract

This paper describes realization of complex permeability determination for ferrite materials using short coaxial sample holder and vector network analyzer E5071B in frequency range between 300 kHz and 1 GHz. The design of coaxial high frequency sample holder is presented, the principle of measurement and calibration is shown. The extracting of complex permeability from S-parameters is managed based on accomplished formulas, user-friendly program for computer control has been written, and obtained results are explained in detail. In order to verify proposed method, the results of the measurement of NiZn ferrite samples, manufactured by MMG NeoSid, are compared with catalog characteristics.