Title :
DLC integrated GHz antenna for aerospace
Author :
Cicala, Grazia ; Massaro, Alessandro ; Velardi, Luciano ; Valentini, Antonio ; Adamo, Francesco ; Attivissimo, Filippo
Author_Institution :
Ist. di Metodologie Inorg. e dei Plasmi, Bari, Italy
Abstract :
In this work we have fabricated and measured the frequency response of a diamond-like carbon (DLC) antenna based on a monopole layout. DLC has been deposited on a silicon substrate at room temperatures by sputtering a graphite target with Ar gas. The antenna presents a low reflectivity at 5.47 GHz suggesting its use in super high frequency (SHF, from 3 to 30 GHz) wireless communication systems, including aerospace transmissions. A good agreement between measured and numerical S11 response has been found.
Keywords :
aerospace engineering; antenna radiation patterns; argon compounds; frequency measurement; frequency response; graphite; indoor radio; microwave antennas; monopole antennas; radio networks; sputtering; substrate integrated waveguides; DLC integrated GHz antenna; aerospace transmissions; argon gas; diamond-like carbon antenna; frequency 3 GHz to 30 GHz; frequency 5.47 GHz; frequency response measurement; graphite sputtering; monopole layout; silicon substrate; super high frequency wireless communication systems; Antenna measurements; Antennas; Diamond-like carbon; Diamonds; Frequency measurement; Layout; Substrates; DLC antenna; Indoor aerospace; Wireless communication systems;
Conference_Titel :
Metrology for Aerospace (MetroAeroSpace), 2015 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Benevento
DOI :
10.1109/MetroAeroSpace.2015.7180664
