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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Microwave Differential Frequency Splitting Sensor Using Magnetic-LC Resonators.

Amir Ebrahimi, Grzegorz Beziuk, James Scott, Kamran Ghorbani

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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10 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Amir EbrahimiSchool of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-0858-4958
Grzegorz BeziukSchool of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-6622-569X
James ScottSchool of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia.
Kamran GhorbaniSchool of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A differential microwave permittivity sensor and comparator is designed using a microstrip transmission line loaded with a magnetic-LC resonator. The microstrip transmission line is aligned with the electric wall of the resonator. The sensor shows a single transmission zero, when it is unloaded or loaded symmetrically on both halves. A second notch appears in the transmission response by asymmetrical dielectric loading on the two halves of the device. The frequency splitting is used to characterize the dielectric properties of the samples under test. The sensitivity of the sensor is enhanced by removing the mutual coupling between the two halves of the magnetic-LC resonator using a metallic wall. The sensors' operation principle is explained through a circuit model analysis. A prototype of the designed sensor is fabricated and measurements are used for validation of the sensing concept. The sensor can be used for determination of the dielectric properties in solid materials or detecting defects and impurities in solid materials through a comparative measurement with a reference sample.

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Differential sensors, microwave sensors, microwave comparator, permittivity sensing.

Identifiers

PMID32075338
PMCPMC7070500

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