• Acta Photonica Sinica
  • Vol. 52, Issue 10, 1052411 (2023)
Wenjing WU and Liang PENG*
Author Affiliations
  • School of Information and Electrical Engineering,Hangzhou City University,Hangzhou 310015,China
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    DOI: 10.3788/gzxb20235210.1052411 Cite this Article
    Wenjing WU, Liang PENG. Research and Design of a Differential Microwave Sensor Based on ICS-SRR(Invited)[J]. Acta Photonica Sinica, 2023, 52(10): 1052411 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic diagram and equivalent circuit model of traditional SRR-based microwave sensor
    Fig. 1. Schematic diagram and equivalent circuit model of traditional SRR-based microwave sensor
    Schematic diagram and equivalent circuit model of ICS-SRR-based microwave sensor
    Fig. 2. Schematic diagram and equivalent circuit model of ICS-SRR-based microwave sensor
    Distributions of electric fields
    Fig. 3. Distributions of electric fields
    Schematic diagram and equivalent circuit model of proposed microwave sensor
    Fig. 4. Schematic diagram and equivalent circuit model of proposed microwave sensor
    A comparison between circuit model and simulation in terms of S-parameters
    Fig. 5. A comparison between circuit model and simulation in terms of S-parameters
    The 3D model of proposed differential ICS-SRR-based microwave sensor
    Fig. 6. The 3D model of proposed differential ICS-SRR-based microwave sensor
    Simulated transmission coefficients S21 for real permittivity of material under test altering from 1 to 80
    Fig. 7. Simulated transmission coefficients S21 for real permittivity of material under test altering from 1 to 80
    Simulated relative resonant frequency shift versus real permittivity
    Fig. 8. Simulated relative resonant frequency shift versus real permittivity
    Photograph of proposed differential microwave sensor
    Fig. 9. Photograph of proposed differential microwave sensor
    Experimental photograph of proposed sensor
    Fig. 10. Experimental photograph of proposed sensor
    Simulated and measured reflection coefficient and transmission coefficient for PDMS loaded and unloaded
    Fig. 11. Simulated and measured reflection coefficient and transmission coefficient for PDMS loaded and unloaded
    Measured S-parameters,resonant frequencies,and notched magnitudes for water concentration altering from 0% to 100% with a step of 20%
    Fig. 12. Measured S-parameters,resonant frequencies,and notched magnitudes for water concentration altering from 0% to 100% with a step of 20%
    Measured S-parameters,resonant frequencies,and notched magnitudes for water concentration altering from 10% to 90% with a step of 20%
    Fig. 13. Measured S-parameters,resonant frequencies,and notched magnitudes for water concentration altering from 10% to 90% with a step of 20%
    A comparison between reference value and measured complex permittivity
    Fig. 14. A comparison between reference value and measured complex permittivity
    A comparison between traditional SRR-based sensor and proposed ICS-SRR-based sensor in terms of sensitivity
    Fig. 15. A comparison between traditional SRR-based sensor and proposed ICS-SRR-based sensor in terms of sensitivity
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    Traditional SRR sensor8.55---1.20.2-0.81.1
    Proposed sensor8.43.912.550.151.20.10.20.81.1
    Table 1. Values of geometrical parameters of sensors
    Ref.Resonance typeCenter frequency/GHzVolume of liquid/μLElectrical size(λ02Savg/%Average sensitivity of per unit volume/%Differential structure?
    17CSRR2.452.650.0540.2140.080 7No
    18SRR1.60.96N/A0.5060.527No
    19M-CSRR-CELC2.451.6740.063 41.4440.862No
    20MCSRR1.6186.30.126 50.6260.099 3Yes
    21CSRR2.2260.520.038 30.981.884 6No
    This workICS-SRR3.180.2790.101 11.0133.630 8Yes
    Table 2. A comparison between proposed sensor and other same-typed designs
    Wenjing WU, Liang PENG. Research and Design of a Differential Microwave Sensor Based on ICS-SRR(Invited)[J]. Acta Photonica Sinica, 2023, 52(10): 1052411
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