Design and Characterization of a Flexible Wideband Antenna Using Polydimethylsiloxane Composite Substrate
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 c...
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj-art-428aa0322ade48dcbe0075989b8ee9262025-08-20T02:37:57ZengWileyInternational Journal of Antennas and Propagation1687-58691687-58772018-01-01201810.1155/2018/40957654095765Design and Characterization of a Flexible Wideband Antenna Using Polydimethylsiloxane Composite SubstrateS. M. Abbas0S. C. Desai1K. P. Esselle2J. L. Volakis3R. M. Hashmi4School of Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, AustraliaDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USASchool of Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, AustraliaElectrical and Computing Engineering Department, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USASchool of Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, AustraliaThe 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4095765 |
| spellingShingle | S. M. Abbas S. C. Desai K. P. Esselle J. L. Volakis R. M. Hashmi Design and Characterization of a Flexible Wideband Antenna Using Polydimethylsiloxane Composite Substrate International Journal of Antennas and Propagation |
| title | Design and Characterization of a Flexible Wideband Antenna Using Polydimethylsiloxane Composite Substrate |
| title_full | Design and Characterization of a Flexible Wideband Antenna Using Polydimethylsiloxane Composite Substrate |
| title_fullStr | Design and Characterization of a Flexible Wideband Antenna Using Polydimethylsiloxane Composite Substrate |
| title_full_unstemmed | Design and Characterization of a Flexible Wideband Antenna Using Polydimethylsiloxane Composite Substrate |
| title_short | Design and Characterization of a Flexible Wideband Antenna Using Polydimethylsiloxane Composite Substrate |
| title_sort | design and characterization of a flexible wideband antenna using polydimethylsiloxane composite substrate |
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