Design of Mechanically Reconfigurable Meander Antenna Using the Galinstan Liquid Metal
Design of Mechanically Reconfigurable Meander Antenna Using the Galinstan Liquid Metal
- Author(s): J.M. Floc'h and I. Ben Trad
- DOI: 10.1049/cp.2017.0313
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- Author(s): J.M. Floc'h and I. Ben Trad Source: Loughborough Antennas & Propagation Conference (LAPC 2017), 2017 page (4 pp.)
- Conference: Loughborough Antennas & Propagation Conference (LAPC 2017)
- DOI: 10.1049/cp.2017.0313
- ISBN: 978-1-78561-699-0
- Location: Loughborough, UK
- Conference date: 13-14 Nov. 2017
- Format: PDF
In this paper, a mechanically controlled frequency agile antenna was successfully designed, manufactured and characterized for wireless communication applications in the frequency range 0.5-3 GHz. The agility property is obtained by adjusting the floating ground plane dimensions placed under the meander patch using a liquid metal, the Galinstan with electrical conductivity 3.46x106 S / m (20 ° C). To do so, we inject progressively the Galinstan into the channels using a syringe depending on the desired size. Two prototypes were fabricated and obtained results are presented and discussed.
Inspec keywords: liquid metals; microwave antennas; UHF antennas; electrical conductivity
Subjects: Single antennas
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