Sensitivity Analysis of Microwave Sensors for the Permittivity Measurement of Liquids

Conference: GeMiC 2009 - German Microwave Conference
03/16/2009 - 03/18/2009 at München, Germany

Proceedings: GeMiC 2009

Pages: 4Language: englishTyp: PDF

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Authors:
Müller, Johannes; Sokoll, Thorsten; Jacob, Arne F. (Institut für Hochfrequenztechnik, Tech. Univ. Hamburg-Harburg, 21073 Hamburg, Germany)

Abstract:
This paper presents an advanced microwave sensor for the complex permittivity measurement of liquids. By means of a rigorous mode matching technique, the sensitivity of the microwave sensor is analyzed and its structure is successfully optimized for the use at low frequencies.