Reflection and absorption of millimeter waves by thin absorbing films

Reflection, transmission, and absorption of mm‐waves by thin absorbing films were determined at two therapeutic frequencies: 42.25 and 53.57 GHz. Thin filter strips saturated with distilled water or an alcohol–water solution were used as absorbing samples of different thicknesses. The dependence of...

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Published in:Bioelectromagnetics 2000-05, Vol.21 (4), p.264-271
Main Authors: Alekseev, S.I., Ziskin, M.C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Absorption
Algorithms
dielectric constant
Electromagnetic Phenomena
Ethanol
Filtration - instrumentation
Paraffin
penetration depth
Refractometry
Solvents
Surface Properties
Water
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Summary:Reflection, transmission, and absorption of mm‐waves by thin absorbing films were determined at two therapeutic frequencies: 42.25 and 53.57 GHz. Thin filter strips saturated with distilled water or an alcohol–water solution were used as absorbing samples of different thicknesses. The dependence of the power reflection coefficient R(d) on film thickness (d) was not monotonic. R(d) passed through a pronounced maximum before reaching its steady‐state level [R(∞)]. Similarly, absorption, A(d), passed two maximums with one minimum between them, before reaching its steady‐state level [A(∞)]. At 42.25 GHz, A(d) was compared with absorption in a semi‐infinite water medium at a depth d. When d 
ISSN:0197-8462
1521-186X
DOI:10.1002/(SICI)1521-186X(200005)21:4<264::AID-BEM3>3.0.CO;2-3