Title :
Gain enhancement of MEMS helix antenna using double substrate and fractal structures
Author :
Acharya, Indranil ; Chauhan, Akash Singh ; Sengupta, Snehanshu
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electron. Eng., VIT Univ., Chennai, India
Abstract :
This paper is concerned with the design of a novel MEMS helical antenna that is mainly incorporated for Terahertz (THz) applications. The antenna comprises of a metal helix and a CPW feed on the substrate. The antenna can be fabricated using only one wafer and it has high packaging density. For THz applications the antenna parameters has been optimised so that desired performance can be achieved. Moreover low fabrication cost makes this antenna suitable for terahertz systems.
Keywords :
antenna feeds; coplanar waveguide components; fractal antennas; helical antennas; micromechanical devices; terahertz wave devices; CPW feed; MEMS helix antenna; THz applications; Terahertz applications; antenna parameters; double substrate; fractal structures; gain enhancement; high packaging density; low fabrication cost; Fractals; Gain; Helical antennas; Micromechanical devices; Microstrip; Microstrip antennas; Substrates; Double Substrate; Helix antenna; MEMS; Terahertz systems; gain; return loss;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics and Communication Systems (ICECS), 2015 2nd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Coimbatore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-7224-1
DOI :
10.1109/ECS.2015.7125013
