• DocumentCode
    2677393
  • Title

    Radiation characteristics of miniature silicon square spiral chip antenna for implantable bio-MEMS sensors

  • Author

    Simons, Rainee N. ; Miranda, Félix A.

  • Author_Institution
    NASA Glenn Res. Center, Cleveland, OH
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    2005
  • Firstpage
    836
  • Abstract
    In this paper, a miniature (1x1 mm) printed square spiral chip antenna for contact-less powering and RF telemetry from implantable bio-MEMS sensors is characterized at 235 MHz. The antenna is fabricated on a high resistivity silicon wafer and has a serrated ground plane on the opposite side to mitigate image current effects. The experimental results include the radiation patterns of the chip antenna and the received signal strength at the output of a larger (10x10 mm) printed square spiral pick-up antenna
  • Keywords
    VHF antennas; antenna radiation patterns; bioMEMS; biosensors; microsensors; microstrip antennas; radiotelemetry; spiral antennas; 235 MHz; RF telemetry; implantable bioMEMS sensors; miniature silicon square spiral chip antenna; printed square spiral pick-up antenna; radiation characteristics; silicon wafer; Antenna radiation patterns; Biosensors; Data communication; Dipole antennas; Radio frequency; Receiving antennas; Silicon; Spirals; Telemetry; Transmitting antennas;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2005 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Washington, DC
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8883-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APS.2005.1551695
  • Filename
    1551695