Title :
Inset-fed liquid metal patch antenna
Author :
Diedhiou, Daouda Lamine ; Iero, D. ; De Sagazan, Olivier ; Sauleau, Ronan ; Boriskin, Artem V.
Author_Institution :
Antennas & Microwaves Dept., Univ. de Rennes 1, Rennes, France
Abstract :
The paper presents the inset-fed liquid metal patch antenna with a non-contact excitation. The antenna is a classical rectangular patch operating at 2.4 GHz designed to facilitate its fabrication via injection molding technology using the flexible silicon elastomer (PDMS) and non-toxic liquid metal (Galinstan). The impact of the microfluidic channel structure (i.e. posts arrangement) on the antenna performance is investigated numerically via comparison of three patch antennas with different post layouts.
Keywords :
antenna feeds; elastomers; injection moulding; microfluidics; microstrip antennas; silicon; Galinstan; PDMS; Si; flexible silicon elastomer; frequency 2.4 GHz; injection molding technology; inset-fed liquid metal patch antenna; microfluidic channel structure; noncontact excitation; nontoxic liquid metal; rectangular patch; Liquids; Metals; Microfluidics; Patch antennas; Reflection coefficient; Flexible stretchable antenna; Galinstan; PDMS; contactless transition; liquid metal; microfluidic antenna;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2014 8th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
The Hague
DOI :
10.1109/EuCAP.2014.6902128
