Title :
Infrared fiberoptic temperature control of the heating process in a microwave oven
Author :
Belotserkovsky, Edward ; Shenfeld, Ofer ; Katzir, Abraham
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys. & Astron., Tel Aviv Univ., Israel
fDate :
5/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An infrared (IR) fiberoptic temperature sensor was used to monitor non-uniform heating of biological samples. The developed system allows the monitoring of temperature with an accuracy of ±0.5°C and can be very useful for medical, industrial and domestic applications
Keywords :
fibre optic sensors; infrared detectors; ovens; radiofrequency heating; temperature control; biological samples; domestic applications; fiberoptic temperature sensor; heating process; industrial applications; infrared fiberoptic temperature control; medical applications; microwave oven; nonuniform heating; temperature monitoring; Antennas and propagation; Electromagnetic heating; Frequency; Gain measurement; Horn antennas; Infrared heating; Microwave ovens; Noise figure; Noise measurement; Temperature control;
Journal_Title :
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on