TY - GEN
T1 - A Concept of Flexible Non-Metallic Dielectric Resonator Antenna for Conformal Applications
AU - Chen, Shengjian Jammy
AU - Fumeaux, Christophe
PY - 2020/3
Y1 - 2020/3
N2 - A concept of flexible dielectric resonator antenna based on non-metallic materials is presented in this paper for conformal applications. To attain mechanical flexibility, the dielectric resonator and the substrate of the antenna are realized using a flexible PDMS(Polydimethylsiloxane)-ceramic mixture, whereas the microstrip feed and the ground plane are based on a flexible and conductive carbon cloth. To validate the concept, an antenna prototype is designed, fabricated and experimentally characterized. The good agreement between simulation and measurement suggests that the antenna concept is promising for conformal applications.
AB - A concept of flexible dielectric resonator antenna based on non-metallic materials is presented in this paper for conformal applications. To attain mechanical flexibility, the dielectric resonator and the substrate of the antenna are realized using a flexible PDMS(Polydimethylsiloxane)-ceramic mixture, whereas the microstrip feed and the ground plane are based on a flexible and conductive carbon cloth. To validate the concept, an antenna prototype is designed, fabricated and experimentally characterized. The good agreement between simulation and measurement suggests that the antenna concept is promising for conformal applications.
KW - conformal antenna.
KW - Dielectric resonator antenna
KW - flexible antenna
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85088651627&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://purl.org/au-research/grants/ARC/DP160103039
U2 - 10.23919/EuCAP48036.2020.9135906
DO - 10.23919/EuCAP48036.2020.9135906
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85088651627
T3 - 14th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2020
BT - 14th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2020
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
T2 - 14th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2020
Y2 - 15 March 2020 through 20 March 2020
ER -