A technique for rapidly detecting microwave magnitude and phase has been developed using a spintronic device as a microwave sensor, which allows a lock-in amplifier to perform real-time microwave measurement. To demonstrate the feasibility and reliability of the proposed approach, the resonance including the amplitude and phase in a complementary electric inductive-capacitive resonator has been characterized. The results are in agreement with measurement preformed by a vector network. This sensor approach is not limited for use only with spintronic devices, but can also be used with semiconductor devices and hence offers a useful alternative to existing microwave imaging and characterization technologies.
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