Title :
Fully inkjet-printed multilayer microstrip patch antenna for Ku-band applications
Author :
Bito, Jo ; Tehrani, Bijan ; Cook, Byron ; Tentzeris, Manos
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract :
A fully inkjet-printed multi-layer microstrip patch antenna with a CPW to microstrip line transition is designed and demonstrated for the first time in this paper. Both metallic layers and SU-8 substrate are fabricated with an additive inkjet printing process. The patch antenna is designed to operate at 14 GHz, and the operation of the antenna is confirmed in measurement validating that fully additively-processed RF devices are a new option for post processing RF devices with substrate independence.
Keywords :
ink jet printing; microstrip antennas; microstrip transitions; microwave antennas; Ku-band applications; frequency 14 GHz; inkjet printed multilayer microstrip patch antenna; metallic layers; microstrip line transition; Fabrication; Ink; Microstrip; Microstrip antennas; Patch antennas; Radio frequency; Substrates;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Memphis, TN
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-3538-3
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2014.6904755
