Novel characteristics of spin-based phenomena are intensively researched in the hope of discovering effects that could be used to develop new types of high-performance spintronic devices. Recent dynamics studies have revealed new principles for spintronic devices to sense microwaves. The capabilities for detecting both microwave electric field and magnetic field could make the spintronic microwave sensor as ubiquitous as semiconductor devices in microwave applications in the future. In this thesis, the feasibility of spintronic sensors in microwave applications has been researched and developed. Thanks to the high conversion efficiency of microwave rectification in the magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) based spintronic sensor, it can directly measure the coherent spatially scattered microwave field distribution and detect a hidden object by analyzing the reflected microwave amplitude pattern. To enable the “real-time” vector measurement of the microwave field, a sensor based rapid phase detection technique is also developed. Combining the rapid phase detection technique and the microwave holography principle, a two-dimensional microwave holographic imaging system using a spintronic sensor was built. The high sensitivity of the microwave phase measurement allows the coherent imaging of the target to be reconstructed in noisy environments. By adapting the broadband measurement, not only the shape but also the distance of the target can be determined, which implies that three-dimensional imaging is achievable using a spintronic device. Combining the broadband microwave measurement and a wavefront reconstruction algorithm with a spintronic microwave sensor in circular trajectory, the reconstructed images of targets are obtained. The reconstructed images clearly indicate the targets' positions even when the targets were immersed in a liquid to simulate an inhomogeneous tissue environment. Our spintronic techniques provide a promising approach for microwave imaging, with the potential to be used in various areas, such as biomedical applications, security services, and material characterization. / October 2016
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:MANITOBA/oai:mspace.lib.umanitoba.ca:1993/31646 |
| Date | 18 January 2013 |
| Creators | Fu, Lei |
| Contributors | Hu, Can-Ming (Physics and Astronomy), Pistorius, Stephen (Physics and Astronomy) Rickey, Daniel (Physics and Astronomy) Bridges, Gregory (Electrical & Computer Engineering) Yelon, Arthur (École Polytechnique de Montréal) |
| Publisher | AIP Publishing, AIP Publishing, AIP Publishing, SPIE, AIP Publishing, American Physical Society, Elesevier, Springer |
| Source Sets | University of Manitoba Canada |
| Detected Language | English |
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