Title :
An inkjet-printed flexible broadband multilayer SIW coupler for antenna array systems
Author :
Sangkil Kim ; Tentzeris, Manos M. ; Aubert, H.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract :
In this paper, a novel inkjet-printed flexible broadband multilayer coupler on a polyimide film (Kapton) in substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) technology is implemented for the first time. A flexible broadband microstrip-to-SIW interconnect is inkjet-printed and its flexibility is tested. An inkjet-printed multilayer coupler is also demonstrated based on the flexible SIW interconnect.
Keywords :
antenna arrays; ink jet printing; interconnections; substrate integrated waveguides; Kapton; antenna array systems; flexible interconnect; inkjet-printed flexible broadband multilayer SIW coupler; polyimide film; substrate integrated waveguide technology; Broadband antennas; Broadband communication; Couplers; Loss measurement; Microstrip; Nonhomogeneous media; Substrates;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Memphis, TN
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-3538-3
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2014.6904494
