Inkjet Printing of Ultrawideband (UWB) Antennas on Paper-Based Substrates

Author

Shaker, George ; Safavi-Naeini, Safieddin ; Sangary, Nagula ; Tentzeris, Manos M.

Author_Institution

Univ. of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada

Volume

10

fYear

2011

fDate

7/3/1905 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

111

Lastpage

114

Abstract

For the first time, we demonstrate the feasibility of realizing ultrawideband antennas through ink-jetting of conductive inks on commercially available paper sheets. The characterization of the conductive ink as well as of the electrical properties of the paper substrate are reported for frequencies up to 10 GHz. This letter is one step further toward the development of low-cost, environment-friendly conformal printed antennas/electronics for ad hoc wireless sensor networks operating in rugged environments.

Keywords

ad hoc networks; ink jet printing; microwave antennas; ultra wideband antennas; wireless sensor networks; UWB antennas; ad hoc wireless sensor networks; conductive inks; electrical property; environment-friendly conformal printed antennas-electronics; inkjet printing; paper sheets; paper-based substrates; ultrawideband antennas; Antenna measurements; Ink; Microwave antennas; Printing; Solid modeling; Substrates; Ultra wideband antennas; Inkjet printing; low-cost “green” electronics; ultrawideband (UWB) antennas; wireless sensor networks;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1536-1225

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LAWP.2011.2106754

Filename

5688435