Title :
Digital microfluidics for reconfigurable antennas
Author :
Damgaci, Y. ; Cagatay, Engin ; Biyikli, N. ; Cetiner, B.A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Utah State Univ., Logan, UT, USA
Abstract :
Usage of fluids (microfluidic or otherwise) in antennas provides a conceptually easy reconfiguration mechanism in the aspect of physical alteration. However, a requirement of pumps, valves, etc. for liquid transportation makes the antenna implementations rather impractical for the real-life scenarios. This work reports on the theoretical calculations and experiments conducted to evaluate the electrowetting on dielectric (EWOD) driven digital microfluidics as a reconfiguration mechanism for antennas and RF circuits.
Keywords :
loop antennas; microfluidics; pumps; radiofrequency integrated circuits; slot antennas; valves; wetting; EWOD; RF circuits; digital microfluidics; electrowetting on dielectric; liquid transportation; physical alteration; pumps; reconfigurable antennas; valves; Antennas; Coplanar waveguides; Dielectrics; Liquids; Metals; Microfluidics; electrowetting; liquid metal; microfluidic; reconfigurable antenna;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2014 8th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
The Hague
DOI :
10.1109/EuCAP.2014.6901709
