Title :
Design and measurement of a smart tunable periodic material
Author :
Mercier, L. ; Thévenot, M. ; Crunteanu, A. ; Jecko, B. ; Orlienyes, J.C. ; Champeaux, C. ; Caterinot, A. ; Blondy, P.
Author_Institution :
IRCOM UMR, Limoges, France
Abstract :
This paper presents a novel 2D uniplanar periodic structure. Effective permittivity is very high and could be tuned by the insertion of a large number of MEMS variable capacitor in the material. Electromagnetic properties of the periodic structure are simulated by an FDTD algorithm. A theoretical test bench has been realized in order to measure the experimental dispersion curve. This paper presents the method of realization and experimental results.
Keywords :
dielectric materials; dispersive media; electromagnetic wave propagation; finite difference time-domain analysis; intelligent materials; micromechanical devices; periodic structures; permittivity; 2D uniplanar periodic structure; FDTD algorithm; MEMS variable capacitor; dispersive media; effective permittivity; electromagnetic properties; finite difference time domain algorithm; microelectromechanical devices; smart tunable periodic material; Bridge circuits; Dielectric substrates; Dispersion; Electromagnetic scattering; Finite difference methods; Frequency; Micromechanical devices; Periodic structures; Permittivity measurement; Time domain analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 2005 IEEE MTT-S International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8845-3
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.2005.1517025
