Silicon carbide (SiC) antennas for extreme environment sensing applications

Author

Ung, Johnny W. ; Karacolak, Tutku

Author_Institution

Sch. of Eng. & Comput. Sci., Washington State Univ. Vancouver, Vancouver, WA, USA

fYear

2013

fDate

7-13 July 2013

Firstpage

69

Lastpage

69

Abstract

In this study, the main objective is to explore the microstrip patch antenna fabrication technology utilizing semi-insulating SiC materials. Sample patch antennas will be designed operating at X, S, and C bands. Following the simulations, the designed antennas will be fabricated in a clean room environment. The antennas consist of a semi-insulating SiC dielectric medium and of conductive layers on the front and back of the SiC substrate. Upon fabrication, reflection coefficient measurements are performed for validation and are compared with the simulations. Results regarding antenna parameters such as return loss, radiation pattern, and efficiency are presented. The fabrication process of the antennas is also explained in detail.

Keywords

antenna radiation patterns; microstrip antennas; sensors; silicon compounds; C bands; S bands; SiC; X bands; antenna radiation pattern; conductive layers; extreme environment sensing applications; microstrip patch antenna fabrication technology; reflection coefficient measurements; return loss; semi-insulating dielectric medium; Fabrication; Microstrip; Microstrip antennas; Silicon carbide; Temperature sensors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Radio Science Meeting (Joint with AP-S Symposium), 2013 USNC-URSI

Conference_Location

Lake Buena Vista, FL

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-1128-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/USNC-URSI.2013.6715375

Filename

6715375