Waveguide probe loaded with split-ring resonators for crack detection in metallic surfaces

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 871-878

  Hu, Bing ^a,b   Ren, Zhao ^b   Boybay, Muhammed S ^c   Ramahi, Omar M ^b  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c ANTALYA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Near field microscopy; near field probes; split ring resonators (SRRs); sub wavelength resolution; wave guides

Indexed keywords

CRACK DETECTION; CRACKS; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; RING GAGES; SURFACE MEASUREMENT; WAVEGUIDES;

EQUIVALENT LUMPED PARAMETERS; HIGH SENSITIVITY; METALLIC SURFACE; NEAR FIELD MICROSCOPY; NEAR FIELD PROBES; SPLIT-RING RESONATOR; SUBWAVELENGTH RESOLUTION; WAVEGUIDE PROBE;

PROBES;

EID: 84898467464     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2014.2309897     Document Type: Article

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