Title :
A multiband 2-port VNA for biomedical applications based on two six-port-junctions
Author :
Hofmann, Martin ; Linz, S. ; Weigel, Robert ; Fischer, Georg ; Kissinger, Dietmar
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Electron. Eng., Univ. of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
Abstract :
This paper presents a triple band two port vector network analyzer (VNA) consisting of two six-port-junctions for biomedical concentration measurements. The microwave sensing system is designed to operate with a 10% bandwidth around 6.6 GHz, 19.7 GHz and 32.4 GHz. An embedded coplanar permittivity sensor will be applied for measurements of aqueous glucose solutions. The entire microwave sensing system is designed, fabricated and characterized with different glucose concentrations in binary solutions.
Keywords :
S-parameters; biomedical measurement; coplanar waveguides; network analysers; sugar; VNA; aqueous glucose solutions; biomedical concentration measurements; embedded coplanar permittivity sensor; microwave sensing system; six-port-junctions; triple band two port vector network analyzer; Biomedical measurement; Detectors; Frequency measurement; Microwave measurement; Permittivity; Permittivity measurement; Sugar; Biomedical; Glucose; Material; Metering; Non-invasive; Solutions;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest (IMS), 2013 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-6177-4
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.2013.6697658
