Title :
Exploring Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP) substrates for mm-Wave antennas in portable devices
Author :
Aryanfar, Farshid ; Werner, Carl W.
Author_Institution :
Rambus Inc., Los Altos, CA, USA
Abstract :
There is a strong need for high efficiency antennas and passives for applications where high frequency operation, light weight, and conforming to a curved surface are required. In recent years there has been an increase in using flexible Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP) substrates because of their inherent flexibility and improved loss characteristics. In particular there have been multiple efforts to use these substrates for microwave and mm-wave frequency ranges [1,2].
Keywords :
liquid crystal polymers; microwave antennas; millimetre wave antennas; portable instruments; LCP substrate; liquid crystal polymer; microwave antennas; millimeterwave antennas; portable devices; Antenna measurements; Arrays; Gain; Gain measurement; Loss measurement; Patch antennas; Substrates;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Toronto, ON
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4967-5
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2010.5561687
