Design and Characterization of a Flexible Wideband Antenna Using Polydimethylsiloxane Composite Substrate

Abbas, SM; Desai, SC; Esselle, KP; Volakis, JL; Hashmi, RM

Design and Characterization of a Flexible Wideband Antenna Using Polydimethylsiloxane Composite Substrate

Abbas, SM Desai, SC Esselle, KP Volakis, JL Hashmi, RM

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Publisher:: HINDAWI LTD
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: International Journal of Antennas and Propagation, 2018, 2018
Issue Date:: 2018-01-01

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Abbas, SM
dc.contributor.author	Desai, SC
dc.contributor.author	Esselle, KP
dc.contributor.author	Volakis, JL
dc.contributor.author	Hashmi, RM
dc.date.accessioned	2022-09-05T22:24:08Z
dc.date.available	2022-09-05T22:24:08Z
dc.date.issued	2018-01-01
dc.identifier.citation	International Journal of Antennas and Propagation, 2018, 2018
dc.identifier.issn	1687-5869
dc.identifier.issn	1687-5877
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/161384
dc.description.abstract	The design and characterization of a simple, flexible wideband antenna using polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) composite are presented. Conductive fibers are used to construct the metallic parts on a PDMS composite. To characterize the performance, two identical antennas are designed, one using the PDMS composite while the other on conventional dielectric materials. It was observed that both antennas behave well in terms of the matched bandwidth; however, the radiation towards the broadside direction is reduced when using the PDMS composite as substrate, particularly at higher frequencies. The antenna exhibits a matched bandwidth of 59.9%, ranging from 3.43 to 11.1 GHz. Moreover, the bending analysis carried out for different scenarios show that the wideband behavior of the antenna is well preserved and the variation reaches a maximum of 1% variation.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	HINDAWI LTD
dc.relation.ispartof	International Journal of Antennas and Propagation
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1155/2018/4095765
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 1005 Communications Technologies
dc.title	Design and Characterization of a Flexible Wideband Antenna Using Polydimethylsiloxane Composite Substrate
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	2018
utslib.for	0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering
utslib.for	1005 Communications Technologies
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Electrical and Data Engineering
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
dc.date.updated	2022-09-05T22:24:06Z
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	2018

Abstract:

The design and characterization of a simple, flexible wideband antenna using polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) composite are presented. Conductive fibers are used to construct the metallic parts on a PDMS composite. To characterize the performance, two identical antennas are designed, one using the PDMS composite while the other on conventional dielectric materials. It was observed that both antennas behave well in terms of the matched bandwidth; however, the radiation towards the broadside direction is reduced when using the PDMS composite as substrate, particularly at higher frequencies. The antenna exhibits a matched bandwidth of 59.9%, ranging from 3.43 to 11.1 GHz. Moreover, the bending analysis carried out for different scenarios show that the wideband behavior of the antenna is well preserved and the variation reaches a maximum of 1% variation.

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