Title :
Scanning Microwave Profiler
Author :
Valiente, L.A. ; Haigh, A.D. ; Gibson, A.A.P. ; Parkinson, G. ; Withers, P.J. ; Cooper-Holmes, R.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Manchester Univ.
Abstract :
A near-field microwave profiler is constructed from an open ended quarter wavelength coaxial resonator. The open end has tapered inner and outer conductors in order to increase the spatial resolution and sensitivity of the sensor. The sensor is mounted on an X-Y-Z scanning table and used to image a metallic copper track, a woven carbon fibre surface and impact dents on carbon fibre composite specimens
Keywords :
conductors (electric); microwave detectors; resonators; X-Y-Z scanning table; carbon fibre composite specimens; impact dents; metallic copper track; near-field microwave profiler; open ended quarter wavelength coaxial resonator; scanning microwave profiler; woven carbon fibre surface; Coaxial components; Conducting materials; Conductors; Image sensors; Microscopy; Optical fiber sensors; Probes; Resonance; Resonant frequency; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Imaging; microscopy; resonators;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 2006. 36th European
Conference_Location :
Manchester
Print_ISBN :
2-9600551-6-0
DOI :
10.1109/EUMC.2006.281002
