Abstract:This paper presents a flexible ultra-wideband (UWB) and deformation-insensitive antenna. The proposed antenna was based on a Mickey-shaped patch, a coplanar waveguide fed, and a flexible composite substrate, which was built by a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) matrix and short-diameter powders of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), with customizable dielectric properties. Furthermore, PTFE, magnesium oxide, titanium oxide, and zirconia powders were used as four fillers with different weight ratios to modify and contro… Show more
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