Processing circuits of weak capacitance signal for spherical scattering electrical-field probing sensor

Autor: Tan Jiu-bin, Zhao Yamin, Lu Yesheng, Bian Xingyuan, Cui Junning
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: 2019 14th IEEE International Conference on Electronic Measurement & Instruments (ICEMI).
DOI: 10.1109/icemi46757.2019.9101549
Popis: A spherical scattering electrical-field probe(SSEP) with noncontact, 3D isotropy and approximate point probing characteristics has been proposed for high-precision measurement of micro and small structures with large aspect ratio. Development of signal processing circuits for detection of weak cpacitantive signal on sub-picofarad level is the key to realize nanometer resolution. In this paper, a set of signal processing circuits based on operational capacitance measurement principle is proposed, and characteristics of the circuits are theorically analyzed and optimized. Experimental results indicates that resolution of 1 nm and nonlinearity of6 nm are achieved with the proposed signal processing circuits for a SSEP with $\phi$ 2.5 mm probing ball.
Databáze: OpenAIRE