Title :
Conformal and green electronics: A wideband inkjet printed antenna on paper substrate
Author :
Abutarboush, Hattan F. ; Shamim, A.
Author_Institution :
Electr. Eng. Program, Comput., Electr. & Math. Sci. & Eng., King Abdullah Univ. Of Sci. & Technol. (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
Abstract :
A cost effective and environmentally friendly wideband monopole antenna fabricated on flexible paper substrate using a metallic nanoparticle ink is proposed in this paper. By cutting a slot on the main radiator and adding an additional radiator, the bandwidth of the antenna is enhanced. The fabricated antenna prototype has a measured impedance bandwidth of 16.97% for the first band (2.21 - 2.62 GHZ) and 73.68% for the second band, covering the frequency range between 3 - 6.5 GHz. The size of the radiator is 30 ×; 34 mm2. The measured and simulated results are in good agreement. The proposed design is suitable for conformal and environmentally friendly “green” electronics.
Keywords :
microstrip antennas; monopole antennas; nanoparticles; antenna bandwidth; conformal electronics; environmentally friendly wideband monopole antenna; fabricated antenna prototype; flexible paper substrate; frequency 2.21 GHz to 2.62 GHz; frequency 3 GHz to 6.5 GHz; green electronics; impedance bandwidth; metallic nanoparticle ink; wideband inkjet printed antenna; Antenna measurements; Broadband antennas; Slot antennas; Substrates; Wideband; Antenna on Paper; Inkjet; Low cost antenna; Paper Substrate; Wideband Antenna;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2013 7th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Gothenburg
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2187-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-88-907018-1-8
