A miniaturized broadband multi-state reflectometer integrated on a silicon MEMS probe for complex permittivity measurement of biological material

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 2205-2214

  Kim, Kihyun ^a   Kim, Namgon ^a   Hwang, Sung Hyun ^a   Kim, Yong Kweon ^a   Kwon, Youngwoo ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cancer detection; complex permittivity; microelectromechanical systems (MEMS); multi state reflectometer (MSR); open ended coaxial probe

Indexed keywords

CANCER DETECTION; COMPLEX PERMITTIVITY; MICRO ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM (MEMS); MULTI-STATE; OPEN-ENDED COAXIAL PROBE;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; DETECTOR CIRCUITS; MEMS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MICROMECHANICS; PASSIVE NETWORKS; PERMITTIVITY; PERMITTIVITY MEASUREMENT; PHASE LOCKED LOOPS; POWER AMPLIFIERS; PROBES; SILICON;

REFLECTOMETERS;

EID: 84877733703     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2013.2250992     Document Type: Article

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