Passive intermodulation(PIM)in communication systems is an unwanted interference caused by weak nonlinear currentvoltage characteristics of radio frequency(RF)passive components.Characterization of PIM is important fo...Passive intermodulation(PIM)in communication systems is an unwanted interference caused by weak nonlinear currentvoltage characteristics of radio frequency(RF)passive components.Characterization of PIM is important for both the study of PIM mechanisms and the location/suppression of PIM sources.PIM probes,made of open-ended coaxial transmission lines,have almost the same coupling strength to carriers and PIM products,and are usually used for near-field PIM characterization.Namely,it doesn’t have any filtering capability.Therefore,it cannot stop the carrier power from entering into PIM tester’s receiver,which may trigger active intermodulation of the receiver and degrade the PIM tester’s performance.To overcome this drawback,a passive filtering coaxial probe is proposed here.Compared with existing passive coaxial PIM probes,it has stronger coupling strength for PIM products than for carriers.Thus,the probe itself can block part of the carrier power entering into the PIM tester’s receiver.This advantage helps improve PIM tester’s overall performance.Both theoretical analysis and experiments are conducted for demonstration.The proposed probe brings more possibility to PIM characterization.展开更多
As a simple,fast,and non-destructive measuring technology,dielectric spectroscopy is usually used to analyze the dielectric properties of agricultural products and food,and then to predict the main components of mater...As a simple,fast,and non-destructive measuring technology,dielectric spectroscopy is usually used to analyze the dielectric properties of agricultural products and food,and then to predict the main components of materials.However,the large and expensive vector network analyzers(VNA)with expensive analysis software applied in measuring dielectric properties make research limited to the laboratory.To acquire dielectric spectra in situ,a model for solving relative complex permittivity was derived,and its performance was validated.Then,a low-cost portable dielectric spectrometer with a mini VNA,a Raspberry Pi,and a coaxial probe as core parts was developed over the frequency range of 100-3000 MHz.The stability and accuracy of the developed spectrometer were tested using milk and juice.The results indicated that the relative errors of the model were within±5%for dielectric constant(ε′)and loss factor(ε″).The coefficients of variation of measuredε′andε″by the developed spectrometer at 100-3000 MHz were less than 1%and 2%,respectively.Compared with the dielectric properties obtained by using a commercial dielectric measurement system,the relative errors of measuredε′andε″were within±3.4%and±6.0%,respectively.This study makes fast,non-destructive,and on-site food quality detection using dielectric spectra possible.展开更多
This paper proposes the stepped coaxial line sensor using the reflection coefficient in microwave range for complex permittivity measuring. The proposed probe is adapted from the conventional SMA connector which is ch...This paper proposes the stepped coaxial line sensor using the reflection coefficient in microwave range for complex permittivity measuring. The proposed probe is adapted from the conventional SMA connector which is cheap and easy to fabricate. The analysis model of the probe has been done by using FDTD method with the reference material such as the distilled water. The stepped SMA probe presents the accurate result compared with the convention one. The permittivity values of the concentrated alcohols of 10%, 15% and 20% as DUTs at 24oC in a frequency range of 0.1 GHz to 6 GHz have been measured using the proposed probe. Also, the measurement of salted butter permittivity has been performed. The measured results are more accurate compared with the commercial probe.展开更多
设计了一种具有高功率容量的高功率微波(high power microwave,HPM)耦合测量装置。该装置使用截止波导对HPM信号取样,并经过同轴探针将取样信号耦合到同轴电缆中。截止波导可以限制进入耦合单元的射频功率,同时,截止波导和传输高功率微...设计了一种具有高功率容量的高功率微波(high power microwave,HPM)耦合测量装置。该装置使用截止波导对HPM信号取样,并经过同轴探针将取样信号耦合到同轴电缆中。截止波导可以限制进入耦合单元的射频功率,同时,截止波导和传输高功率微波的主波导连接处允许大的倒角,因此,该耦合装置能够保证较高的功率容量。此外,通过调节截止波导中探针的长度,可以实现不同的耦合度,容易满足不同功率水平HPM测量的应用需求。与传统的耦合器相比,所设计的耦合器结构简单且功率容量高,其可行性已经得到了HPM实验的证实。展开更多
文摘Passive intermodulation(PIM)in communication systems is an unwanted interference caused by weak nonlinear currentvoltage characteristics of radio frequency(RF)passive components.Characterization of PIM is important for both the study of PIM mechanisms and the location/suppression of PIM sources.PIM probes,made of open-ended coaxial transmission lines,have almost the same coupling strength to carriers and PIM products,and are usually used for near-field PIM characterization.Namely,it doesn’t have any filtering capability.Therefore,it cannot stop the carrier power from entering into PIM tester’s receiver,which may trigger active intermodulation of the receiver and degrade the PIM tester’s performance.To overcome this drawback,a passive filtering coaxial probe is proposed here.Compared with existing passive coaxial PIM probes,it has stronger coupling strength for PIM products than for carriers.Thus,the probe itself can block part of the carrier power entering into the PIM tester’s receiver.This advantage helps improve PIM tester’s overall performance.Both theoretical analysis and experiments are conducted for demonstration.The proposed probe brings more possibility to PIM characterization.
基金financial support provided by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.32172308)Startup Foundation for Doctors of Yan'an University(No.YDBK2022-79).
文摘As a simple,fast,and non-destructive measuring technology,dielectric spectroscopy is usually used to analyze the dielectric properties of agricultural products and food,and then to predict the main components of materials.However,the large and expensive vector network analyzers(VNA)with expensive analysis software applied in measuring dielectric properties make research limited to the laboratory.To acquire dielectric spectra in situ,a model for solving relative complex permittivity was derived,and its performance was validated.Then,a low-cost portable dielectric spectrometer with a mini VNA,a Raspberry Pi,and a coaxial probe as core parts was developed over the frequency range of 100-3000 MHz.The stability and accuracy of the developed spectrometer were tested using milk and juice.The results indicated that the relative errors of the model were within±5%for dielectric constant(ε′)and loss factor(ε″).The coefficients of variation of measuredε′andε″by the developed spectrometer at 100-3000 MHz were less than 1%and 2%,respectively.Compared with the dielectric properties obtained by using a commercial dielectric measurement system,the relative errors of measuredε′andε″were within±3.4%and±6.0%,respectively.This study makes fast,non-destructive,and on-site food quality detection using dielectric spectra possible.
文摘This paper proposes the stepped coaxial line sensor using the reflection coefficient in microwave range for complex permittivity measuring. The proposed probe is adapted from the conventional SMA connector which is cheap and easy to fabricate. The analysis model of the probe has been done by using FDTD method with the reference material such as the distilled water. The stepped SMA probe presents the accurate result compared with the convention one. The permittivity values of the concentrated alcohols of 10%, 15% and 20% as DUTs at 24oC in a frequency range of 0.1 GHz to 6 GHz have been measured using the proposed probe. Also, the measurement of salted butter permittivity has been performed. The measured results are more accurate compared with the commercial probe.
文摘设计了一种具有高功率容量的高功率微波(high power microwave,HPM)耦合测量装置。该装置使用截止波导对HPM信号取样,并经过同轴探针将取样信号耦合到同轴电缆中。截止波导可以限制进入耦合单元的射频功率,同时,截止波导和传输高功率微波的主波导连接处允许大的倒角,因此,该耦合装置能够保证较高的功率容量。此外,通过调节截止波导中探针的长度,可以实现不同的耦合度,容易满足不同功率水平HPM测量的应用需求。与传统的耦合器相比,所设计的耦合器结构简单且功率容量高,其可行性已经得到了HPM实验的证实。
