A1  Novel Measurements of EM Materials and Systems

Wednesday, January 6  08:20-11:40  Room 151

Session Chairs:  Joshua Gordon, Jeanne Quimby

08:20  A1-1  DYNAMIC EVALUATION OF SIX-AXIS ROBOTIC SPHERICAL AND EXTRAPOLATION MEASUREMENTS GUIDED BY A LASER TRACKER

Alexandra E. Curtin*, David R. Novotny, Joshua A. Gordon, Ronald Wittmann, Michael Francis, Jeffrey R. Guerrieri

National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, Colorado


08:40  A1-2  ELECTROMAGNETIC SCATTERING FROM CARBON NANOTUBES IN THE TUMBLEWEED CONFIGURATION

Ahmed M. Hassan*1, Fernando Vargas-Lara2, Jack F. Douglas2, Edward J. Garboczi3

1Computer Science Electrical Engineering, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO
2Materials Science and Engineering Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
3Applied Chemicals and Materials Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, CO


09:00  A1-3  PORTABLE AND CONFORMAL RF SENSOR FOR HIGH-ACCURACY REAL-TIME IMAGING

Md Asiful Islam*, Asimina Kiourti, John L. Volakis

The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH


09:20  A1-4  DETERMINING ACCURATE ESR VALUES OF CERAMIC DECOUPLING CAPACITORS

Sai Ram Anand Vempati*1, Sunil S. Kollipara2, Aleksandr Gafarov2, Melinda J. Piket-May1, Eric Bogatin1

1Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder,CO
2Mentor Graphics Corporation, Longmont,CO


09:40  A1-5  ANALYSIS OF SIMULATION TO MEASUREMENT CORRELATION FOR PCB INTERCONNECTS IN HFSS

Pranav Balachander*, Melinda J. Piket-May, Eric Bogatin

Electrical Computer and Energy Engineering, University of CO, Boulder, CO


10:20  A1-6  NOVEL 5X-LINE TECHNIQUE TO EXTRACT COPPER CONDUCTIVITY

Chun-Ting Wang Lee*1, Bill Hargin2, Heidi Barnes3, Eric Bogatin1, Melinda J. Piket-May1

1Dept. of Electrical Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO
2Nan Ya Copper-Clad Laminates, Taipei, TAIWAN
3Keysight Technologies, Santa Rosa, CA


10:40  A1-7  SPECTRUM SENSING WITH WLAN ACCESS POINTS

Ryan T. Jacobs*1, Jason B. Coder1, Vivian M. Musser2

1Communications Technology Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, Colorado
2Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD


11:00  A1-8  VARIABILITY OF SOUNDER MEASUREMENTS IN MANUFACTURING FACILITIES

Jeanne T. Quimby*1, Alexandra E. Curtin1, David R. Novotny1, Kate A. Remley1, Rick Candell2

1CTL, NIST, Boulder, CO
2NIST, Gaithersburg, MD


11:20  A1-9  A COMPARISON OF BROADBAND REALIZED GAIN MEASUREMENTS BETWEEN A NEAR-FIELD RANGE AND A NEWLY RENOVATED SHORT TAPERED CHAMBER

Theodore K. Anthony*

Antennas & RF Integration Technologies Branch, US Army Research Lab, Adelphi