Author :
Swaminathan, Madhavan ; Sundaram, Venky ; Papapolymerou, John ; Raj, P. Markondeya
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract :
The demand for increasingly higher rates of data, voice, and video transmission, together with miniaturization of portable and wireless technologies, has driven the need for high-performance applications that have become a major aspect of every day life. From hundreds of megahertz to millimeter-wave frequencies, the evolution of wireless communications has led to several indispensable technologies such as cellular communications, wireless local area networks (WLAN), ultra-wideband (UWB), and wireless personal area networks (WPAN). Consumer driven, the need for accessing these radio technologies has been pushing radio-frequency (RF) engineers toward achieving low-cost and ultraminiaturized solutions. With the need for more flexible, light weight, and reconfigurable systems, these solutions are beginning to have an impact on space and defense applications as well.
Keywords :
data communication; polymers; radio networks; video communication; voice communication; RF apps; data transmission; megahertz frequencies; millimeter-wave frequencies; polymers; portable technologies; radio technologies; radio-frequency engineers; video transmission; voice transmission; wireless communications; wireless technologies; Dielectrics; Millimeter wave technology; Permittivity; Plastics; Polymers; Radio frequency; Substrates; Wireless LAN;