Design and Characterization of a Flexible Wideband Antenna Using Polydimethylsiloxane Composite Substrate
Joint Authors
Esselle, Karu P.
Abbas, S. M.
Desai, S. C.
Volakis, J. L.
Hashmi, R. M.
Source
International Journal of Antennas and Propagation
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-02-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The design and characterization of a simple, flexible wideband antenna using polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) composite are presented.
Conductive fibers are used to construct the metallic parts on a PDMS composite.
To characterize the performance, two identical antennas are designed, one using the PDMS composite while the other on conventional dielectric materials.
It was observed that both antennas behave well in terms of the matched bandwidth; however, the radiation towards the broadside direction is reduced when using the PDMS composite as substrate, particularly at higher frequencies.
The antenna exhibits a matched bandwidth of 59.9%, ranging from 3.43 to 11.1 GHz.
Moreover, the bending analysis carried out for different scenarios show that the wideband behavior of the antenna is well preserved and the variation reaches a maximum of 1% variation.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Abbas, S. M.& Desai, S. C.& Esselle, Karu P.& Volakis, J. L.& Hashmi, R. M.. 2018. Design and Characterization of a Flexible Wideband Antenna Using Polydimethylsiloxane Composite Substrate. International Journal of Antennas and Propagation،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Abbas, S. M.…[et al.]. Design and Characterization of a Flexible Wideband Antenna Using Polydimethylsiloxane Composite Substrate. International Journal of Antennas and Propagation No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Abbas, S. M.& Desai, S. C.& Esselle, Karu P.& Volakis, J. L.& Hashmi, R. M.. Design and Characterization of a Flexible Wideband Antenna Using Polydimethylsiloxane Composite Substrate. International Journal of Antennas and Propagation. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1168656
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1168656