scholarly journals Design and Optimization of Microwave Sensor for the Non-Contact Measurement of Pure Dielectric Materials

Electronics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (24) ◽  
pp. 3057
Author(s):  
Luqman Ali ◽  
Cong Wang ◽  
Inam Ullah ◽  
Adnan Yousaf ◽  
Wali Ullah Khan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Resonant Frequency ◽  
Complex Permittivity ◽  
Linear Response ◽  
Maximum Error ◽  
Dielectric Materials ◽  
Field Zone ◽  
Contact Measurement ◽  
Material Thickness ◽  
Microwave Sensor ◽  
Bridge Type

This article presents an optimized microwave sensor for the non-contact measurement of complex permittivity and material thickness. The layout of the proposed sensor comprises the parallel combination of an interdigital capacitor (IDC) loaded at the center of the symmetrical differential bridge-type inductor fabricated on an RF-35 substrate (εr = 3.5 and tanδ = 0.0018). The bridge-type differential inductor is introduced to obtain a maximum inductance value with high quality (Q) factor and low tunable resonant frequency. The central IDC structure is configured as a spur-line structure to create a high-intensity coupled electric field (e-field) zone, which significantly interacts with the materials under test (MUTs), resulting in an increased sensitivity. The proposed sensor prototype with optimized parameters generates a resonant frequency at 1.38 GHz for measuring the complex permittivity and material thickness. The experimental results indicated that the resonant frequency of the designed sensor revealed high sensitivities of 41 MHz/mm for thickness with a linear response (r2 = 0.91567), and 53 MHz/Δεr for permittivity with a linear response (r2 = 0.98903). The maximum error ratio for measuring MUTs with a high gap of 0.3 mm between the testing sample and resonator is 6.52%. The presented performance of the proposed sensor authenticates its application in the non-contact measurement of samples based on complex permittivity and thickness.

scholarly journals Complex Permittivity Characterization of Liquid Samples Based on a Split Ring Resonator (SRR)

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (10) ◽  
pp. 3385
Author(s):  
Jialu Ma ◽  
Jingchao Tang ◽  
Kaicheng Wang ◽  
Lianghao Guo ◽  
Yubin Gong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Resonant Frequency ◽  
Complex Permittivity ◽  
Ring Resonator ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Split Ring Resonator ◽  
Debye Model ◽  
Split Ring ◽  
Liquid Samples ◽  
Microwave Sensor

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.

scholarly journals High-Precision Complementary Metamaterial Sensor Using Slotted Microstrip Transmission Line

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Abdul Samad ◽  
Wei Dong Hu ◽  
Waseem Shahzad ◽  
Leo. P. Ligthart ◽  
Hamid Raza
Keyword(s):  
Dielectric Properties ◽  
Resonant Frequency ◽  
Transmission Line ◽  
Dielectric Materials ◽  
Compact Structure ◽  
Microstrip Transmission Line ◽  
Left Handed ◽  
Microwave Sensor ◽  
Constitutive Parameters

Metamaterial-based microwave sensor having novel and compact structure of the resonators and the slotted microstrip transmission line is proposed for highly precise measurement of dielectric properties of the materials under test (MUTs). The proposed sensor is designed and simulated on Rogers’ substrate RO4003C by using the ANSYS HFSS software. A single and accumulative notch depth of -44.29 dB in the transmission coefficient ( S 21 ) is achieved at the resonant frequency of 5.15 GHz. The negative constitutive parameters (permittivity and permeability) are extracted from the S -parameters which are the basic property of metamaterials or left handed materials (LHMs). The proposed sensor is fabricated and measured through the PNA-X (N5247A). The sensitivity analysis is performed by placing various standard dielectric materials onto the sensor and measuring the shift in the resonant frequencies of the MUTs. A parabolic equation of the proposed sensor is formulated to approximate the resonant frequency and the relative permittivity of the MUTs. A very strong agreement among the simulated, measured, and calculated results is found which reveals that the proposed sensor is a highly precise sensor for the characterization of dielectric properties of the MUTs. Error analysis is performed to determine the accuracy of the proposed sensor. A very small percentage of error (0.81%) and a very low standard deviation are obtained which indicate high accuracy of the proposed sensor.

A Modified SIW Re-entrant Microfluidic Microwave Sensor for Characterizing Complex Permittivity of Liquids

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
Yukang Chen ◽  
Jie Huang ◽  
Yuhan Xiang ◽  
Linglong Fu ◽  
Wenwen Gu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Complex Permittivity ◽  
Microwave Sensor

scholarly journals Design, Modeling, and Testing of a Novel XY Piezo-Actuated Compliant Micro-Positioning Stage

Micromachines ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 581 ◽  
Author(s):  
Quan Zhang ◽  
Jianguo Zhao ◽  
Xin Shen ◽  
Qing Xiao ◽  
Jun Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Modal Analysis ◽  
Cross Coupling ◽  
Maximum Error ◽  
Analytical Models ◽  
Amplification Ratio ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Positioning Stage ◽  
Bridge Type ◽  
Amplification Mechanism ◽  
Coupling Error

A novel decoupled XY compliant micro-positioning stage, based on a bridge-type amplification mechanism and parallelogram mechanisms, is designed in this paper. Analytical models of the bridge-type amplification mechanism and parallelogram mechanisms are developed by Castigliano’s second theorem and a Beam constrained model. The amplification ratio, input stiffness, and output stiffness of the stage are further derived, based on the proposed model. In order to verify the theoretical analysis, the finite element method (FEM) is used for simulation and modal analysis, and the simulation results indicate that the errors of the amplification ratio, input stiffness, and output stiffness of the stage between the proposed model and the FEM results are 2.34%, 3.87%, and 2.66%, respectively. Modal analysis results show that the fundamental natural frequency is 44 Hz, and the maximum error between the theoretical model and the FEM is less than 4%, which further validates the proposed modeling method. Finally, the prototype is fabricated to test the amplification ratio, cross-coupling error, and workspace. The experimental results demonstrate that the stage has a relatively large workspace, of 346.1 μm × 357.2 μm, with corresponding amplification ratios of 5.39 in the X-axis and 5.51 in the Y-axis, while the cross-coupling error is less than 1.5%.

High-Sensitivity Accurate Characterization of Complex Permittivity Using Inter-digital Capacitor-Based Planar Microwave Sensor

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luqman Ali ◽  
Cong Wang ◽  
Fan-Yi Meng ◽  
Kishor Kumar Adhikari ◽  
Yu-Chen Wei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Complex Permittivity ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Microwave Sensor

scholarly journals Novel MNZ-type microwave sensor for testing magnetodielectric materials

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abhishek Kumar Jha ◽  
Nicolò Delmonte ◽  
Adam Lamecki ◽  
Michal Mrozowski ◽  
Maurizio Bozzi
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Properties ◽  
Relative Permittivity ◽  
Microstrip Line ◽  
Dielectric Materials ◽  
Metal Strip ◽  
Network Analyzer ◽  
Microwave Frequencies ◽  
Microwave Sensor ◽  
Iron Garnet ◽  
Good Agreement

Abstract A novel microwave sensor with the mu-near-zero (MNZ) property is proposed for testing magnetodielectric material at 4.5 GHz. The sensor has a double-layer design consisting of a microstrip line and a metal strip with vias on layers 1 and 2, respectively. The proposed sensor can detect a unit change in relative permittivity and relative permeability with a difference in the operating frequency of 45 MHz and 78 MHz, respectively. The MNZ sensor is fabricated and assembled on two layers of Taconic RF-35 substrate, with thicknesses of 0.51 mm and 1.52 mm, respectively, for the measurement of the sample under test using a vector network analyzer. The dielectric and magnetic properties of two standard dielectric materials (Taconic CER-10 and Rogers TMM13i) and of yttrium–gadolinium iron garnet are measured at microwave frequencies. The results are found to be in good agreement with the values available in the literature, which shows the applicability of the prototype for sensing of magnetodielectric materials.

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