Biju Kumar, S; Mathew, K T; Raveendranath, U; Augustine,P(lnternational Microwave Power Institute, 2001)
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In the medical field, microwaves play a larger role for treatment than diagnosis. For the detection of diseases by microwave methods, it is essential to know the dielectric properties of biological materials. For the present study, a cavity perturbation technique was employed to determine the dielectric properties of these materials. Rectangular cavity resonators were used to measure the complex permittivity of human bile, bile stones, gastric juice and saliva. The measurements were carried out in the S and J bands. It is observed that normal and infected bile have different dielectric constant and loss tangent. Dielectric constant of infected bile and gastric juice varies from patient to patient. Detection and extraction of bile stone with possible method of treatment is also discussed.
Biju Kumar, S; Honey, John; Rani, Joseph; Hajian,M; Ligthart, L P; Mathew, K T(Elsevier Science, 2001)
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Dielectric properties of polyaniline at different frequencies were studied. Cavity perturbation technique was employed for the
study. Poly aniline in the powder and pelletised forms were prepared under different environmental conditions. Different samples of
poly aniline exhibit high conductivity. However. the conductivity of samples prepared under different environmental conditions is
found to vary. All the samples in the powder form have high conductivity irrespective of the method of preparation. The high
conductivity at microwave frequency makes it possible to be used for developing microwave components like filters.
Dielectric ceramics based on solid solution phases of [RE1_x= REr]TiNb06, where REI_s = Nd, Pr, Sm and RE' = Dy, Gd and Y, were prepared by the conventional solid-state ceramic route for values of x. The ceramic samples are characterized by X-ray diffraction and microwave methods. Ceramics based on RE (Pr, Nd and Sm) belonging to aeschynite group shows positive value of Tf and those based on RE (Gd, Dy and Y) belonging to euxenite group show negative value of r f. The solid solution phases between the aeschynite and the euxenite group shows intermediate dielectric constant and r f values. The results indicate the possibility of tailoring the dielectric properties by varying the composition of the solid solution phases. The range of solid solubility of euxenite in aeschenite and aeschenite
in euxenite are different for different rare earth ions
Joseph, V P; Biju Kumar, S; Mathew, K T(John Wiley & Sons, April 5, 2001)
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The radiation characteristics of a new type of hollow dielectric H-plane sectoral horn antenna are presented. Metallic strips of optimum length are loaded on the H-walls of the sectoral horns. The effects of strip loading for producing square patterns in the H plane are discussed.
Abdel, Fattah Sheta(Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, April 5, 2001)
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A novel H-shaped patch antenna suitable for wireless and
satellite communications is presented. The new antenna has some advantages
compared to conventional microstrip patch antennas, such as
small size, a fewer number of modes, no harmonic resonance, and the
provision of pure reactive impedances at its harmonics that can result in
increasing the transmitter efficiency. The basic principles and design
procedure are introduced. Two antennas at two different frequencies, 4
and 10 GHz, are designed, fabricated, and measured. The measured
results show a good agreement with the predicted ones
Manju,Paulson; Sona,Kundukulam O; Aanandan,C K; Mohanan, P(Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, June 5, 2001)
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A new compact dual-band, dual-polarized microstrip antenna
is presented. 7'iris antenna resonates at two frequencies with
different polarizations: a linearly polarized one for terrestrial
communication, and a circularly polarized one for satellite mobile
communication. This antenna also provides an area reduction of 70%
compared to a standard rectangular patch antenna
Lo, H Y; Leung, K W(Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, June 5, 2001)
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A new configuration that employs a conducting conformal
strip to excite the low-profile equilaterial-triangular dielectric resonator
antenna (DRA) of very high permittivity is proposed. As compared with
the previous aperture-coupling configuration, the new configuration has
a wider impedance bandwidth (- 5.5%) and a higher front-to-back
radiation ratio. The return loss, radiation patterns, and antenna gain are
measured and discussed
Hsieh,Gui-Bin; Chen,Ming-Huang; Wong,Kin-Lu Wong(IEE Electronics letters,UK, June 21, 2001)
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A novel technique for obtaining dual-hand circular polarization
(CP) radiation of a single-feed circular microstrip antenna in
proposed and demonstrated. By embedding two pain of arc shaped
slots of proper lengths close to the boundary of a circular
patch, and protruding one of the arc-shaped slots with a narrow
slit, the circular microstrip antenna can perform dual-hand CP
radiation using a single probe feed. Details of the antenna design
A simple technique for calculating the resonance frequencies of a
compact arrow-shaped microstrip antenna is presented and discussed . The accuracy of the method is validated by experimental results
Paulson,M; Sona,Kundukulam O; Aanandan,C K; Mohanan, P(Department of Electronics, September , 2001)
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The arrow shaped microstrip antenna, which produces
dual frequency dual polarisation operation with considera-ble size reduction compared to conventional patches has been
reported [I]. These antennas provide greater area reduction and
improved gain compared to drum shaped patches [2]. Prediction
of the resonance frequency of drum shaped patches [3] and circular
patches for broadband operation [4] are available in the literature.
In this Letter, we propose empirical formulas for calculating
the resonance frequencies of the arrow shaped microstrip antenna.
These antennas can be employed for obtaining dual frequency
with the same polarisation, bandwidth enhancement, circular
polarisation etc. by varying its different parameters or by introducing
slots. The proposed design equations provide an easier and
simple way of predicting the resonant frequencies of these patches.
Vermeeren,G; Rogier,H; Olyslager,F; Zutter De,D(IEE Electronics letters,UK, September 13, 2001)
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A single-feed rectangular-ring microstrip antenna is proposed for
indoor communication under the Bluetooth protocol. The
dimensions of the antenna together with the location of the feed
point are optimized through field simulations in order to cover the
Bluetooth bandwidth and to avoid linear polarization. The
performance and the efficiency of the antenna are illustrated in a
real indoor environment
Biju Kumar, S; Aanandan,C K; Mathew, K T(John Wiley & Sons, October 5, 2001)
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The detection of buried objects using time-domain freespace
measurements was carried out in the near field. The location of a
hidden object was determined from an analysis of the reflected signal.
This method can be extended to detect any number of objects. Measurements
were carried out in the X- and Ku-bands using ordinary rectangular
pyramidal horn antennas of gain 15 dB. The same antenna was
used as the transmitter and recei er. The experimental results were
compared with simulated results by applying the two-dimensional
finite-difference time-domain(FDTD)method, and agree well with each
other. The dispersi e nature of the dielectric medium was considered for
the simulation.
Hyunkieu,Yang; Sangseol,Lee(Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, December 5, 2001)
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The cutoff wavenumbers of higher order modes in circular
eccentric guides are computed with the variational analysis combined
with a conformal mapping. A conformal mapping is applied to the
variational formulation, and the variational equation is solved by the
finite-element method. Numerical results for TE and TM cutoff
wavenumbers are presented for different distances between the centers
and ratio of the radii. Comparisons with numerical results found in the
literature validate the presented method
Sona,Kundukulam O; Manju,Paulson; Aanandan,C K; Mohanan, P(Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, December 5, 2001)
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Dual frequency operation is achieved from a compact
microstrip antenna by loading a pair of narrow slots close to its radiating
edges. The two frequencies have parallel polarization planes and similar
radiation characteristics. The ratio between the two operating frequencies
can be tuned in the range (1.14-1. 24), which is much smaller than that
of similar designs. The above excellent radiation characteristics are
achieved along with an area reduction of - 75% compared to the
standard rectangular patch
Microwave dielectric ceramics based on RETiTaO6 (RE = La, Cc, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu,
Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Y, Er, Yb, Al, and In) were prepared using a conventional solid-state
ceramic route. The structure and microstructure of the samples were analyzed using
x-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy techniques. The sintered samples
were characterized in the microwave frequency region. The ceramics based on Ce, Pr,
Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, and Dy, which crystallize in orthorhombic aeschynite structure,
had a relatively high dielectric constant and positive T f while those based on Ho, Er,
and Yb, with orthorhombic euxenite structure, had a low dielectric constant and
negative Tf. The RETiTaO6 ceramics had a high-quality factor. The dielectric constant
and unit cell volume of the ceramics increased with an increase in ionic radius of the
rare-earth ions, but density decreased with it. The value of Tf increased with an
increase in RE ionic radii, and a change in the sign of Tf occurred when the ionic
radius was between 0.90 and 0.92 A. The results indicated that the boundary of the
aeschynite to euxenite morphotropic phase change lay between DyTiTaO6 and
HoTiTaO6. Low-loss ceramics like ErTiTaO6 (Er = 20.6, Qxf = 85,500), EuTiTaO6
(Er = 41.3, Qxf = 59,500), and YTiTaO6 (Er = 22.1, Q„xf = 51,400) are potential
candidates for dielectric resonator applications
The microwave dielectric properties of (I -x)CaTiO3-xSm(Mg1/2Tit,2)O3(0.1 <-x< 1.0) have been investigated. The
system forms a solid solution throughout the entire compositional range. The dielectric constant decreases from 86 to 25 as x
varies from 0.1 to 1.0. The Qxf varies non-linearly and increases for composition with x> 0.6. The nonmonotonic variation
with composition x is more pronounced in Tt than in er. The microwave dielectric properties indicate the possibility of a phase
transformation for x between 0.4 and 0.5
Pazhoor Bijumon, Varghese; Mohanan, P; Mailadil, Thomas Sebastian(The Japan Society of Applied Physics, 2002)
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Microwave ceramic dielectric materials Ca5Nb2TiO12 and Ca5Ta2TiO12 have been prepared by a conventional solid-state
ceramic process. The structure was studied by X-ray diffraction and the dielectric properties were characterized at microwave
frequencies. The ceramics posses a relatively high dielectric constant, very low dielectric loss (Q5 x f > 30000GHz) and
small temperature variation of resonant frequency. These materials are potential candidates for dielectric resonator
applications in microwave integrated circuits. [DOI: 10. 1 143/JJAP.41.3834]