scholarly journals Differential microwave sensor based on microstrip lines loaded with a split-ring resonator for dielectric characterization of materials

2021 ◽  
Vol 2118 (1) ◽  
pp. 012004
Author(s):  
J Zapata-Londoño ◽  
F Umaña-Idárraga ◽  
J Morales-Guerra ◽  
S Arias-Gómez ◽  
C Valencia-Balvin ◽  
...  

Abstract In this work, we propose a microwave sensor that allows the characterization of dielectric materials based on a differential configuration. A microstrip permittivity sensor of the surrounding material is proposed using a split ring-resonator to measure differentially. The geometry was optimized and was numerically analyzed using CST STUDIO. The numerical analysis of the metamaterial unit cells is carried out first, to determine the operating band. After that, the metamaterial cell was employed to design the differential microstrip permittivity sensor. The obtained results reveal that the proposed sensor has the capability to characterize different materials whose relative dielectric permittivity’s are in the range of 9.8 to 80 with great performance. The device has a total size of 86 mm × 60 mm and operates around 3 GHz. In this band, the sensor reaches a sensibility of 2.89 MHz and a Q-factor of 70.15. Thus, this work shows a compact, reusable, label-free, and non-destructive microwave sensing device and paves the way for high accuracy sensing of the dielectric properties of different materials due to its high- Q-factor as well as high sensitivity.

2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (7) ◽  
pp. 922-927
Author(s):  
Hong-Yi Gan ◽  
Wen-Sheng Zhao ◽  
Da-Wei Wang ◽  
Jing Wang ◽  
Qi Liu ◽  
...  

This paper presents an active microwave sensor for the characterization of dielectric materials. The sensor is consisted of a microstrip complementary split-ring resonator (MCSRR) structure and an active feedback loop. The loop uses an amplifier to generate negative resistance to compensate the resonator’s loss and increase the loaded quality factor. The developed sensor possesses the advantages of high quality factor, ultra-small electrical size, and high sensitivity. A prototype of the sensor is fabricated and measured for validation.


Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (10) ◽  
pp. 3385
Author(s):  
Jialu Ma ◽  
Jingchao Tang ◽  
Kaicheng Wang ◽  
Lianghao Guo ◽  
Yubin Gong ◽  
...  

A complex permittivity characterization method for liquid samples has been proposed. The measurement is carried out based on a self-designed microwave sensor with a split ring resonator (SRR), the unload resonant frequency of which is 5.05 GHz. The liquid samples in capillary are placed in the resonant zone of the fabricated senor for high sensitivity measurement. The frequency shift of 58.7 MHz is achieved when the capillary is filled with ethanol, corresponding a sensitivity of 97.46 MHz/μL. The complex permittivity of methanol, ethanol, isopropanol (IPA) and deionized water at the resonant frequency are measured and calibrated by the first order Debye model. Then, the complex permittivity of different concentrations of aqueous solutions of these materials are measured by using the calibrated sensor system. The results show that the proposed sensor has high sensitivity and accuracy in measuring the complex permittivity of liquid samples with volumes as small as 0.13 μL. It provides a useful reference for the complex permittivity characterization of small amount of liquid chemical samples. In addition, the characterization of an important biological sample (inositol) is carried out by using the proposed sensor.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Javed ◽  
Ali Arif ◽  
Muhammad Zubair ◽  
Muhammad Qasim Mehmood ◽  
Kashif Riaz

<p>We propose a low-cost, easy-to-fabricate, contactless microwave sensor for dielectric characterization of liquids. The design of the proposed sensor is based on a multiple complementary split-ring resonator (MCSRR) fabricated on a low-cost FR-4 substrate. A glass capillary tube having an inner diameter of 0.008λ<sub>0</sub> is inserted in the high electric field region of the MCSRR to carry the liquid under test. The sensor is designed to operate at a resonant frequency of 2.45GHz for an empty tube and shifted resonant peaks are utilized for the dielectric characterization of different liquids. The maximum observed shifts in resonant frequency and Q factor are up to 400MHz and 31, respectively. The numerically established relations are experimentally verified through fabricated sensor for various binary mixtures of water and ethanol. The percentage errors between the calculated and reference permittivity of different samples are noticed to be less than 5%. The proposed device promises to be a cost-effective and convenient solution for accurate dielectric characterization of liquids and their binary aqueous solutions.<b></b></p>


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Javed ◽  
Ali Arif ◽  
Muhammad Zubair ◽  
Muhammad Qasim Mehmood ◽  
Kashif Riaz

<p>We propose a low-cost, easy-to-fabricate, contactless microwave sensor for dielectric characterization of liquids. The design of the proposed sensor is based on a multiple complementary split-ring resonator (MCSRR) fabricated on a low-cost FR-4 substrate. A glass capillary tube having an inner diameter of 0.008λ<sub>0</sub> is inserted in the high electric field region of the MCSRR to carry the liquid under test. The sensor is designed to operate at a resonant frequency of 2.45GHz for an empty tube and shifted resonant peaks are utilized for the dielectric characterization of different liquids. The maximum observed shifts in resonant frequency and Q factor are up to 400MHz and 31, respectively. The numerically established relations are experimentally verified through fabricated sensor for various binary mixtures of water and ethanol. The percentage errors between the calculated and reference permittivity of different samples are noticed to be less than 5%. The proposed device promises to be a cost-effective and convenient solution for accurate dielectric characterization of liquids and their binary aqueous solutions.<b></b></p>


2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 241-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahima Kapoor ◽  
K. S. Daya ◽  
G. S. Tyagi

In this paper characterization of dielectric materials in liquid and powder phase using concentric closed and split ring resonators of length λ, λ/2, and λ/4 is reported. Experimental results have been validated by simulations and theoretically modeling. Sensitivity of the resonator with closed rings was maximum. Experimentally extracted values of dielectric constant of ferrite ranged from 14.05 to 15.1 with closed ring resonators and from 13.6 to 14.02 with split ring resonator, respectively. For spirulina platensis the dielectric constant was lying in the range 1.78–1.93 and 1.74–2.04 with closed ring and split ring resonators, respectively. The values extracted experimentally are in good agreement with simulation and theoretically found values. However, the values obtained from closed ring resonator were in agreement with the dielectric constant values of ferrite and spirulina platensis.


2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (24) ◽  
pp. 9978-9983 ◽  
Author(s):  
Euclides Lourenco Chuma ◽  
Yuzo Iano ◽  
Glauco Fontgalland ◽  
Leonardo Lorenzo Bravo Roger

2016 ◽  
Vol 58 (9) ◽  
pp. 2106-2110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rammah A. Alahnomi ◽  
Z. Zakaria ◽  
E. Ruslan ◽  
Amyrul Azuan Mohd Bahar. ◽  
S. R. Ab Rashid

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