EXPERIMENTAL MICROWAVE FACILITY (EMF)

Experimental Microwave Facility (EMF)

The EMF facility at CEM, CSIR-NAL was established in 1998 to characterize EM properties of aerospace materials.

Specifications:

• EM characterization of materials

  • Dielectric Measurement System (DMS):

  • Permeability Measurement System (PMS) Magnetic material measurement

  • State-of-the-art accuracy and repeatability

  • High temperature material characterization

• VSWR of antennas and radomes

• Scattering parameter measurements

Measurement Methods:

• Dielectric probe method (200 MHz-20 GHz)

• Waveguide method (1.7 GHz-26 GHz)

• Circular cavity method (2 GHz-26 GHz)

Major Clients of the Facility:

• Boeing, USA

• DRDO Labs

• HAL

• IAF

• ADA

• ISRO

• GE

• IISc/IITs