A multiband 2-port VNA for biomedical applications based on two six-port-junctions

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages

  Hofmann, M ^a   Linz, S ^a   Weigel, R ^a   Fischer, G ^a   Kissinger, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomedical; Glucose; Material; Metering; Non invasive; Solutions

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS GLUCOSE SOLUTIONS; BIOMEDICAL; BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENT; GLUCOSE CONCENTRATION; METERING; NON-INVASIVE; VECTOR NETWORK ANALYZERS;

GLUCOSE; MATERIALS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; MICROWAVES; SENSORS; SOLUTIONS;

ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYZERS;

EID: 84893270907     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MWSYM.2013.6697658     Document Type: Conference Paper

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