Characterization of inkjet patch antenna on different ground planes at millimeter-wave frequencies

Author

Semkin, V. ; Kyro, M. ; Raisanen, Antti V. ; Bisognin, Aimeric ; Ferrero, Fabien ; Luxey, Cyril ; Happy, H. ; Thielleux, Julien ; Wei Wei

Author_Institution

Sch. of Electr. Eng., SMARAD Centre of Excellence, Aalto Univ., Aalto, Finland

fYear

2013

fDate

11-12 Nov. 2013

Firstpage

286

Lastpage

288

Abstract

In this paper we present simulation and measurement results of a patch antenna, working at mm-wave frequencies, printed with inkjet technology on a flexible polyethelene naphtalate (PEN) substrate. Different ground planes are investigated due to the reason that antenna can be placed on different objects with different materials. Antenna was placed first on a copper tape, then on silver painted styrofoam and finally the PEN substrate was back-painted with silver. Matching properties and radiation performance are examined. Disposition the antenna structure on the ground plane allows achieving higher values of realized gain. Maximum realized gain value of 7.2 dB is measured from the patch antenna placed on the painted styrofoam.

Keywords

antenna radiation patterns; copper compounds; ink jet printing; microstrip antennas; millimetre wave antennas; millimetre wave measurement; substrates; PEN substrate; copper tape; flexible polyethelene naphtalate substrate; ground planes; inkjet patch antenna characterization; inkjet technology; matching properties; millimeter-wave frequencies; radiation performance; silver painted styrofoam; Antenna measurements; Antennas; Copper; Frequency measurement; Gain; Silver; Substrates; flexible substrate; inkjet patch antenna; mm-wave;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Conference (LAPC), 2013 Loughborough

Conference_Location

Loughborough

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LAPC.2013.6711902

Filename

6711902