Microwave/RF Applicators and Probes
for Material Heating, Sensing, and Plasma Generation
- 3rd Edition - October 1, 2026
- Latest edition
- Author: Mehrdad Mehdizadeh
- Language: English
Microwave/RF Applicators and Probes: for Material Heating, Sensing, and Plasma Generation, 3rd Edition is a comprehensive resource that presents the design rules and princi… Read more
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Microwave/RF Applicators and Probes: for Material Heating, Sensing, and Plasma Generation, 3rd Edition is a comprehensive resource that presents the design rules and principles of high-frequency applicators and probes for material processing and sensing applications. The key design principles of various applicators and probes are often quite similar and, once understood, can be readily applied to diverse applications, thus avoiding a great deal of design trial and error. After covering the basics of field-material interactions, the book reviews and categorizes probes and applicators, demonstrates their real-world applications, and offers numerically solved examples. This book is written with three goals in mind. First, to bring together the overall area of high-frequency applicators and probes for material interactions as an integrated science; second, and even more importantly, to be a useful reference to those who design these devices, and; third, to provide an update on the most recent developments and findings in this area.
- Presents the latest information on how the interactions of materials with electromagnetic fields at high frequencies give rise to a vast array of practical applications in industry, science, medicine, and consumer markets
- Provides thoroughly revised and expanded coverage, capturing the most recent developments and findings
- Specifically targets those readers designing and working with microwave and RF applicators and probes by offering a clear description of the principles involved, along with design rules and equations as well as worked examples
Practicing engineers in manufacturing and R&D entities • Researchers in physics, chemistry, and materials science working with high-frequency hardware for materials interactions • Academics teaching graduate-level courses in the areas of the book’s topic
1. The impact of fields on materials at microwave and radio frequencies
2. Fundamentals of field applicators and probes at radiofrequencies and microwave frequencies
3. Electric field (capacitive) applicators/probes
4. Single-mode microwave cavities for material processing and sensing
5. Microwave multimode cavities for material heating
6. Applicators and probes based on the open end of microwave transmission lines
7. Magnetic field and inductive applicators and probes at high frequencies
8. RF/microwave applicators and systems for joining and bonding of materials
9. Design considerations for applicators in continuous-flow microwave/radio frequency processing
10. Plasma applicators at RF and microwave frequencies
2. Fundamentals of field applicators and probes at radiofrequencies and microwave frequencies
3. Electric field (capacitive) applicators/probes
4. Single-mode microwave cavities for material processing and sensing
5. Microwave multimode cavities for material heating
6. Applicators and probes based on the open end of microwave transmission lines
7. Magnetic field and inductive applicators and probes at high frequencies
8. RF/microwave applicators and systems for joining and bonding of materials
9. Design considerations for applicators in continuous-flow microwave/radio frequency processing
10. Plasma applicators at RF and microwave frequencies
- Edition: 3
- Latest edition
- Published: October 1, 2026
- Language: English
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Mehrdad Mehdizadeh
Mehrdad Mehdizadeh earned his PhD in electrical engineering at Marquette University in 1983, with specialty in RF/microwave design. After working as an R&D engineer, first in microwave components industry then in MRI scanner RF design, he then joined DuPont Company Engineering working on RF/microwave processes and sensors for materials, plus high-frequency materials characterization. He is a senior member of IEEE and the IEEE Standards Committee.
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Member of IEEE and the IEEE Standards Committee, USA