Title :
Measuring the Complex Permittivity Tensor of Uniaxial Biological Materials With Coplanar Waveguide Transmission Line
Author :
Roelvink, J. ; Trabelsi, S. ; Nelson, S.O.
Author_Institution :
Agric. Res. Service, United States Dept. of Agric., Athens, GA, USA
Abstract :
A simple and accurate technique is described for measuring the uniaxial permittivity tensor of biological materials with a coplanar waveguide transmission-line configuration. Permittivity tensor results are presented for several chicken and beef fresh meat samples at 2.45 GHz.
Keywords :
UHF measurement; biological techniques; coplanar transmission lines; permittivity measurement; beef fresh meat samples; chicken meat samples; complex permittivity tensor measurement; coplanar waveguide transmission-line configuration; frequency 2.45 GHz; uniaxial biological materials; Biological materials; Coplanar waveguides; Measurement techniques; Permittivity; Permittivity measurement; Tensile stress; Transmission line measurements; Measurement techniques; permittivity tensor;
Journal_Title :
Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LMWC.2014.2352461
