Novel coupling structure for the resonant coaxial probe

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 60, Issue 6 PART 1, 2012, Pages 1699-1708

  Rowe, David J ^a   Porch, Adrian ^a   Barrow, David A ^a   Allender, Christopher J ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dielectric measurements; microfluidics; microwave sensors

Indexed keywords

COAXIAL PROBE; COAXIAL RESONATORS; COMPLEX PERMITTIVITY MEASUREMENT; COUPLING STRUCTURES; DIELECTRIC MEASUREMENTS; DISCRETE FREQUENCIES; HIGH STABILITY; HIGHER ORDER RESONANCES; INDUSTRIAL PROCESS CONTROL; INDUSTRIAL SOLVENTS; OVERMODED; SIMULATED RESULTS; TEMPORAL MEASUREMENTS; TRANSMISSION MEASUREMENTS;

MICROFLUIDICS; MICROWAVE SENSORS; PERMITTIVITY MEASUREMENT;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 84861798852     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2012.2189124     Document Type: Article

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