Inkjet Coplanar Square Monopole on Flexible Substrate for 60-GHz Applications

Author

Bisognin, Aimeric ; Thielleux, Julien ; Wei Wei ; Titz, Diane ; Ferrero, Fabien ; Brachat, Patrice ; Jacquemod, Gilles ; Happy, H. ; Luxey, Cyril

Author_Institution

EpOC, Univ. Nice Sophia Antipolis, Valbonne, France

Volume

13

fYear

2014

fDate

2014

Firstpage

435

Lastpage

438

Abstract

In this letter, the design, fabrication, and measurement of a 60-GHz printed antenna with inkjet technology over a flexible substrate is presented. The antenna is a coplanar square monopole with omnidirectional radiation characteristics. We especially measured a 68% total efficiency and a maximum realized gain of 1.8 dBi. This study demonstrates the inkjet technology being a competitive solution for efficient radiating elements at millimeter-wave frequencies.

Keywords

antenna radiation patterns; flexible electronics; ink jet printing; microstrip antennas; millimetre wave antennas; monopole antennas; omnidirectional antennas; flexible substrate; frequency 60 GHz; inkjet coplanar square monopole; inkjet technology; millimetre wave antennas; omnidirectional radiation; printed antenna; Antenna measurements; Antennas; Gain; Gain measurement; Printing; Substrates; Coplanar monopole; efficiency measurement; gain measurement; inkjet printing; millimeter-wave (mm-wave) antennas;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1536-1225

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LAWP.2014.2309603

Filename

6755495