Title :
Two-octave tunable liquid-metal monopole antenna
Author :
Morishita, Andy M. ; Kitamura, Carolynn K. Y. ; Ohta, Aaron T. ; Shiroma, Wayne A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
Abstract :
Liquid metal is used to tune the operational frequency of a monopole antenna by adjusting its length. The centre frequency can be continuously tuned over two octaves, 2.0-9.5 GHz, while maintaining a gain of ~5.2 dBi.
Keywords :
liquid metals; monopole antennas; frequency 2.0 GHz to 9.5 GHz; octave tunable liquid metal monopole antenna;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el.2013.2971
