TY - GEN
T1 - Reconfigurable quarter-mode SIW antenna employing a fluidically switchable via
AU - Saghati, Ali Pourghorban
AU - Kordmahale, Sina Baghbani
AU - Saghati, Alireza Pourghroban
AU - Kameoka, Jun
AU - Entesari, Kamran
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 IEEE.
PY - 2016/10/25
Y1 - 2016/10/25
N2 - A new method to fluidically switch through via posts is proposed for the first time. The reconfigurable via post is used toward designing a switchable QMSIW antenna. The switching method is based on filling/emptying a non-plated via hole with/from a liquid metal alloy. A QMSIW antenna is designed to initially work at ∼3.2 GHz. Connecting the fluidically switchable via post at the corner of the QMSIW antenna shifts up the operating frequency. This translates into a switching range of 3.2-4.7 GHz. The Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) structures including the micro-channels are bonded to the QMSIW circuit board using a unique fabrication technique.
AB - A new method to fluidically switch through via posts is proposed for the first time. The reconfigurable via post is used toward designing a switchable QMSIW antenna. The switching method is based on filling/emptying a non-plated via hole with/from a liquid metal alloy. A QMSIW antenna is designed to initially work at ∼3.2 GHz. Connecting the fluidically switchable via post at the corner of the QMSIW antenna shifts up the operating frequency. This translates into a switching range of 3.2-4.7 GHz. The Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) structures including the micro-channels are bonded to the QMSIW circuit board using a unique fabrication technique.
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U2 - 10.1109/APS.2016.7696131
DO - 10.1109/APS.2016.7696131
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84997112146
T3 - 2016 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, APSURSI 2016 - Proceedings
SP - 845
EP - 846
BT - 2016 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, APSURSI 2016 - Proceedings
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 2016 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, APSURSI 2016
Y2 - 26 June 2016 through 1 July 2016
ER -