Fano resonance microwave spectroscopy of high absorption matter

1. A method of Fano resonance microwave spectroscopy of high absorption matter comprising:

a) providing a waveguide microwave cavity with low-quality factor used as a strongly damped oscillator;

b) embedding a magnetic-dipolar-mode (MDM) ferrite disk used as a weakly damped oscillator in the microwave cavity;

c) loading the microwave cavity with a sample of high absorption matter, wherein there is no mechanical contact between the MDM disk and the sample;

d) exciting the waveguide microwave cavity with microwave energy that creates a radio frequency (RF) electromagnetic (EM) field having a resonance frequency in the waveguide microwave cavity;

e) providing a variable bias magnetic field to tune the MDM resonance frequency of the ferrite disk to the resonance frequency of the cavity; and

f) observing symmetric Lorentzian lineshapes of resonance absorption peaks of the high absorption matter that are obtained by coupling of strongly damped oscillator modes of the waveguide microwave cavity and weakly damped oscillator modes of the MDM ferrite disk.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the waveguide microwave cavity is a rectangular waveguide microwave cavity operated in a TE 102 resonant mode.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the magnetic-dipolar-mode (MDM) ferrite disk is comprised of yttrium-iron-garnet (YIG).

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the bias magnetic field is a dc magnetic field applied at right angles to the flat surface of the magnetic-dipolar-mode (MDM) ferrite disk.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the magnetic-dipolar-mode (MDM) ferrite disk is located at a maximum of a RF magnetic field of the EM field of the rectangular waveguide microwave cavity.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sample of the high absorption matter is located at a maximum of a RF electric field of the EM field of the rectangular waveguide microwave cavity.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sample of the high absorption matter is a liquid.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the liquid is enclosed in a small capsule.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the liquid continuously flows through the rectangular waveguide microwave cavity via a small diameter tube.

10. An apparatus for carrying out the method of claim 1 , the apparatus comprising:

a) a rectangular waveguide;

b) two irises spaced apart in the waveguide;

c) a rectangular waveguide microwave cavity defined by the space between the two irises;

d) a RF input port at a first end of the waveguide configured to allow microwave energy that creates a radio frequency (RF) electromagnetic (EM) field having a resonance frequency to enter the waveguide microwave cavity;

e) a RF output port at a second end of the waveguide configured to allow microwave energy to exit the waveguide microwave cavity;

f) a yttrium-iron-garnet (YIG) disk locate at a maximum of the RF magnetic field of the rectangular waveguide cavity;

g) a variable bias magnetic field to tune a MDM resonance of the YIG disk; and

h) a dielectric sample located at a maximum of the RF electric field of the rectangular waveguide cavity.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the dielectric sample is a liquid enclosed in a small capsule.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the dielectric sample is a liquid that continuously flows through the rectangular waveguide microwave cavity via a small diameter tube.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 additionally comprising a pump, a reservoir and a main line that are connected together to continuously circulate the liquid through the small diameter tube.

14. A microstrip structure for carrying out the method of claim 1 , the microstrip structure comprising:

a) a dielectric substrate;

b) a split ring resonator (SRR) comprised of a metallic open loop with a gap created on the substrate;

c) a first conducting strip created on the substrate, the first conducting strip connected to a first side of the SSR adjacent to the side of the SSR comprising the gap;

d) a second conducting strip created on the substrate, the second conducting strip connected to a second side of the SSR opposite to the side of the SSR to which the first conducting strip is connected;

e) a RF input port connected to the first conducting strip, the RF input port configured to allow microwave energy that creates a radio frequency (RF) electromagnetic (EM) field having a resonance frequency to enter the SRR via the first conducting strip;

f) a RF output port connected to the second conducting strip, the RF output port configured to allow microwave energy to exit the SRR via the second conducting strip;

g) an yttrium-iron-garnet (YIG) disk embedded inside the SRR; and

h) a small capsule filled with liquid loaded into the gap of the SRR.