Sensitivity optimization in single-frequency planar microwave sensors for solid and liquid characterization and microfluidics

P Casacuberta, A Ebrahimi, P Vélez… - IEEE Transactions …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article reviews some recent strategies for sensitivity optimization in planar microwave
sensors operating at a single frequency, namely, phase-variation sensors and magnitude …

Highly Sensitive Transmission-Mode Phase-Variation Permittivity Sensor Based on Resonance and Antiresonance

X Canalias, P Casacuberta, P Vélez… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article presents a strategy for implementing highly sensitive planar microwave
permittivity sensors operating in transmission and based on the measurement of the phase …

A microwave sensing system combination of interdigital structure (IDS)-based microstrip line and RF circuits for extracting complex permittivity of liquid samples

WJ Wu, WS Zhao, W Wang - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2024 - Elsevier
In this manuscript, a microwave sensing system for extracting complex permittivity of binary
aqueous solutions based on a modified microstrip line with interdigital structure (IDS) etched …

Tunable Microwave Waveguide Probe for non-Contact Ice Detection on Metallic Surfaces

F Niknahad, O Niksan, MH Zarifi - IEEE Sensors Journal, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ice accretion on the surface of infrastructures can lead to significant challenges and hazards
highlighting the crucial role of reliable sensors to detect ice and address preventive …

Microwave-actuated robot sensor for non-contact solution detection

JQ Ma, JG Liang, JK Wu, YR Song, EK Wu… - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2024 - Elsevier
The realization of specific target detection based on micro-robots has garnered broad
interest. It generally requires separate systems for actuation and sensing, and this paper …

Microwave Capacitive Pressure Sensor Based on an Additively Manufactured Elastic Layer

A Karami-Horestani, S Rodini, S Genovesi… - IEEE Sensors …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a capacitive sensor useful for measuring pressure in the range 0 Pa−
2460 Pa. The transduction mechanism is capacitance variation caused by changes in the …

A Novel Microwave Sensor Based on Modified Rat-Race Coupler for Extracting Real Permittivity and Concentration of Binary Aqueous Solution

WJ Wu, WS Zhao, W Wang - IEEE Sensors Journal, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A novel microwave sensor based on modified rat-race coupler for extracting complex
permittivity of binary aqueous solution is proposed in this article. The proposed microwave …

Ultrahigh Sensitivity Resonant Liquid Sensor Based on 3D Comb-Shaped Capacitive Structures

JH Pan, WJ Wu, Q Liu, WS Zhao, DW Wang… - IEEE Sensors …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, an ultrahigh-sensitivity microwave liquid sensor based on a 3-D comb-shaped
capacitive (CSC) structure is developed for detecting the relative permittivity of liquid …

A Novel Microwave Sensor System Based on Feedback-Type Oscillator and Modified Coplanar Waveguide Resonator for Retrieving Complex Permittivity of Liquid …

WJ Wu, WS Zhao, W Wang - IEEE Sensors Journal, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A microwave sensor system based on feedback-type oscillator and modified coplanar
waveguide resonator for retrieving complex permittivity of liquid samples is proposed in this …

A Method to Boost the Sensitivity in Transmission-Mode Phase-Variation Planar Microwave Sensors

X Canalias, P Vélez, P Casacuberta, L Su… - 2024 IEEE …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A highly sensitive permittivity sensor operating at microwaves is presented. The sensor is a
two-port structure consisting of a shunt connected sensing element (a quarter-wavelength …