Title :
Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP) based antenna for flexible system on package (SoP) applications
Author :
Marnat, Loïc ; Shamim, Atif
Author_Institution :
Electr. Eng. Dept., King Abdullah Univ. of Sci. & Technol. (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
Abstract :
The design, fabrication and measurement of a bowtie antenna on a flexible Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP) substrate is reported in this paper. The antenna is fed by a balun transition which helps improve the gain up to 5.1 dB. The antenna performance is analyzed for both planar and curved substrates. The comparison between simulation and measurements shows a good agreement. This structure can either be used to sense the bending of the substrate or use the bending to tilt the beam.
Keywords :
antenna feeds; baluns; liquid crystal polymers; system-on-package; LCP based antenna; balun transition; curved substrates; flexible LCP substrate; flexible SoP applications; flexible liquid crystal polymer substrate; flexible system on package applications; liquid crystal polymer based antenna; planar substrates; Antenna measurements; Dipole antennas; Fabrication; Resonant frequency; Substrates; Bowtie antenna; Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP); System on Package (SoP); flexible antenna;
Conference_Titel :
Antenna Technology and Applied Electromagnetics (ANTEM), 2012 15th International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Toulouse
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0290-6
DOI :
10.1109/ANTEM.2012.6262403
