An inkjet printed near isotropic 3-D antenna with embedded electronics for wireless sensor applications

Author

Farooqui, M.F. ; Shamim, A.

Author_Institution

Electr. Eng. Dept., King Abdullah Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Thuwal, Saudi Arabia

fYear

2014

fDate

6-11 July 2014

Firstpage

326

Lastpage

327

Abstract

A 3-D (cube-shaped) antenna, which has been inkjet printed on a paper substrate and integrated with embedded electronics, is presented for the first time. A 1.5λ₀ dipole is uniquely implemented on all the faces of the cube to achieve near isotropic radiation pattern. The antenna measures 13mm × 13mm × 13mm, where each side of the cube corresponds to only 0.1λ₀ (at 2.4 GHz). Measurements with driving electronics placed inside the cube have shown that the antenna performance is not affected by the presence of embedded circuits. The cube antenna design is highly suitable for mobile sensing applications.

Keywords

antenna radiation patterns; ink jet printing; microwave antennas; substrates; wireless sensor networks; cube-shaped antenna; embedded electronics; frequency 2.4 GHz; inkjet printed near isotropic 3D antenna; mobile sensing applications; near isotropic radiation pattern; paper substrate; wireless sensor applications; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Dipole antennas; Impedance; Wireless communication; Wireless sensor networks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2014 IEEE

Conference_Location

Memphis, TN

ISSN

1522-3965

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-3538-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2014.6904495

Filename

6904495