A self-excitation
microwave sensor suitable for non-
destructive testing of
metal mesh film, belonging to
microwave sensor technology, comprising a resonant sensing structure, a
microwave amplifier, a phase shift element, a band-pass filter, a
radio frequency detector, a digital-to-analog converter and a
microprocessor; wherein the resonant sensing structure, the microwave
amplifier, the phase shift element and the band-pass filter form a self-excitation oscillation loop, the resonant sensing structure has a band-pass characteristic, is located in the feedback
branch of the loop, the resonant frequency thereof is consistent with the
center frequency of the band-pass filter, and the
loop gain and the phase shift satisfy the self-excitation oscillation condition at the frequency; by reasonably setting the
gain of the microwave
amplifier and collecting the self-excitation oscillation
signal power in real time, the sensor can realize detection of sub-
millimeter width crack damage and identification of high square resistance samples, has high detection sensitivity, compact structure, small volume and low cost, does not need other external microwave analysis instruments, and can be applied to on-site non-
destructive testing of
metal mesh film.