Permittivity Characterization of Human Skin Based on a Quasi-optical System at Sub-THz
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| author | Xue, Bing Tuomela, Juha Haneda, Katsuyuki Icheln, Clemens Ala-Laurinaho, Juha |
| author_facet | Xue, Bing Tuomela, Juha Haneda, Katsuyuki Icheln, Clemens Ala-Laurinaho, Juha |
| contents | This paper introduces a novel approach to experimentally characterize effective human skin permittivity at sub-Terahertz (sub-THz) frequencies, specifically from $140$~to $210$~GHz, utilizing a quasi-optical measurement system. To ensure accurate measurement of the reflection coefficients of human skin, a planar, rigid, and thick reference plate with a low-loss dielectric is utilized to flatten the human skin surface. A permittivity characterization method is proposed to reduce permittivity estimation deviations resulting from the pressure effects on the phase displacements of skins under the measurements but also to ensure repeatability of the measurement. In practical permittivity characterizations, the complex permittivities of the finger, palm, and arm of seven volunteers show small standard deviations for the repeated measurements, respectively, while those show significant variations across different regions of the skins and for different persons. The proposed measurement system holds significant potential for future skin permittivity estimation in sub-THz bands, facilitating further studies on human-electromagnetic-wave interactions based on the measured permittivity values. |
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| spellingShingle | Permittivity Characterization of Human Skin Based on a Quasi-optical System at Sub-THz Xue, Bing Tuomela, Juha Haneda, Katsuyuki Icheln, Clemens Ala-Laurinaho, Juha Medical Physics Signal Processing This paper introduces a novel approach to experimentally characterize effective human skin permittivity at sub-Terahertz (sub-THz) frequencies, specifically from $140$~to $210$~GHz, utilizing a quasi-optical measurement system. To ensure accurate measurement of the reflection coefficients of human skin, a planar, rigid, and thick reference plate with a low-loss dielectric is utilized to flatten the human skin surface. A permittivity characterization method is proposed to reduce permittivity estimation deviations resulting from the pressure effects on the phase displacements of skins under the measurements but also to ensure repeatability of the measurement. In practical permittivity characterizations, the complex permittivities of the finger, palm, and arm of seven volunteers show small standard deviations for the repeated measurements, respectively, while those show significant variations across different regions of the skins and for different persons. The proposed measurement system holds significant potential for future skin permittivity estimation in sub-THz bands, facilitating further studies on human-electromagnetic-wave interactions based on the measured permittivity values. |
| title | Permittivity Characterization of Human Skin Based on a Quasi-optical System at Sub-THz |
| topic | Medical Physics Signal Processing |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.11863 |