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Complex Dielectric Permittivity of Engineering and 3D-Printing Polymers at Q-Band

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We report experimental values of the complex dielectric permittivity of a wide variety of engineering polymers. Measurements were done using the filling waveguide method at Q-band (30–50 GHz), being representative of the values over the millimeter wave regime. This method has a high accuracy, providing excellent wide-bandwidth characterization. Measured samples include the most common engineering materials as polyamide, polyethylene, polytetrafluoroethylene, polyoxymethylene, polylactic acid, phenol formaldehyde resin, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, polyphenyle sulfide, and polyether ether ketone. Results are comprehensive and represent an important contribution to the technical literature which lacks of material measurements at these frequencies. Of particular interest are samples of 3D printed materials and high performance polymers, that will probably find new and novel applications in the field of microwave components and antennas for the millimeter wave band.

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This project received support from CONICYT through projects Fondecyt 11151022, Fondecyt 11140428, ALMA 31150012, and Center of Excellence in Astrophysics and Associated Technologies (PBF 06).

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  1. Department of Electrical Engineering, Universidad de Chile, Tupper, 2007, Santiago, Chile

    Nicolás Reyes, Francisco Casado & Claudio Jarufe

  2. Department of Astronomy, Universidad de Chile, Camino el observatorio, 1515, Santiago, Chile

    Valeria Tapia, Ricardo Finger & Leonardo Bronfman

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Reyes, N., Casado, F., Tapia, V. et al. Complex Dielectric Permittivity of Engineering and 3D-Printing Polymers at Q-Band. J Infrared Milli Terahz Waves 39, 1140–1147 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10762-018-0528-9

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