Monopole Antenna With Inkjet-Printed EBG Array on Paper Substrate for Wearable Applications

Kim, Sangkil; Ren, Yu‐Jiun; Lee, Hoseon; Rida, A.; Nikolaou, Symeon; Tentzeris, Manos M.

doi:10.1109/lawp.2012.2203291

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“…FFF has recently been proposed for the development of frequency selective surfaces (FSS) [6]. More recently, inkjetprinting technology has been used for the fabrication of a monopole antenna and an EBG array on photo paper substrate [7]. …”

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3D printing technique for the development of non‐planar electromagnetic bandgap structures for antenna applications

2016

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This letter proposes the use of 3D printing for the development of nonplanar electromagnetic band gap (EBG) structures for antenna applications. A coplanar waveguide (CPW) fed antenna is tested on a non-planar EBG substrate, fabricated using additive manufacturing techniques. Inexpensive fuse filament fabrication (FFF) is used as the fabrication process. Silver-loaded conducting ink is employed for the metallic components of the EBG. The CPW antenna on the non-planar EBG structure has a satisfactory reflection coefficient at 2.45 GHz, which is suitable for Bluetooth/WLAN communications. The radiation patterns have reduced back lobes and improved gain compared with the antenna in free space.Introduction: 3D printing (3DP) or additive manufacturing (AM) enables the layer by layer fabrication of structures from a digital model. This technology is able to realise designs with complex shapes and internal features. Fused filament fabrication (FFF) is the most common and accessible technology. It offers the lowest cost for 3DP. Three dimensional objects are created by melting a plastic which is deposited in layers. FFF has recently been proposed for the development of frequency selective surfaces (FSS) [6]. More recently, inkjetprinting technology has been used for the fabrication of a monopole antenna and an EBG array on photo paper substrate [7].

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“…Various substrates have been used, and many applications have been found. A phased-array antenna using inkjet printing technology on flexible Kapton substrate was presented in [14], a monopole antenna for wireless communication and wearable electronics on paper substrate in [15] - [16], a CPW-fed UWB antenna on paper in [17], and on low-cost thermoplastic acrylonitrile butadiene styrene polycarbonate (ABS-PC) substrate in [18]. The latter was demonstrated for integration with UWB sensor networks.…”

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Inkjet printed dual band antenna for paper UAVs

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Heirons

Sanz-Izquierdo

2017

2017 11th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP)

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Abstract-A dual band antenna is inkjet-printed and then folded as part of a paper unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The patterns of the antenna are reproduced on a standard photo paper substrate using an off the shelf inkjet printer. Readily available cartridges with nanoparticle silver conductive ink are employed. A single-layer planar antenna is fed by coplanar waveguide (CPW). The geometry of the radiating element consists of a semicircle with a centered square slot. In order to examine the effect of bending on performance, the antenna is tested unfolded and then folded when integrated onto the airplane. Two configurations of the folded antenna on the plane are analyzed. The aim is to investigate the feasibility of fabricating foldable antennas for paper airplanes using low-cost inkjet printing techniques. The antenna operates at the existing 2.4 GHz and 5.2 GHz WLAN bands. Finite different time domain simulations compare well with measurement.

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“…This disadvantage can be overcome by backing the antenna with High Impedance Surfaces (HIS) [9][10][11]. The reflection from the HIS structure will be in phase with the incident wave and hence the radiation performance of the antenna can be improved.…”

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A Metamaterial Backed Dipole Antenna for High Gain Directional Communications

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Jayakrishnan²,

Aanandan³

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The enhanced radiation performance of a dipole antenna backed by the split ring resonator-continuous wire pair array working in the H ┴ excitation scenario is presented in this paper. The H ┴ excitation scenario of the metamaterial is used to get zero reflection phase resulting in enhanced gain performance. The two layer meta-structure along with the dipole is fabricated on a low cost substrate of dielectric constant 4.4 and height 1mm. The reflection and transmission characteristics of the metamaterial structure and its effect on the radiation performance of the dipole antenna are presented in this paper.

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Monopole Antenna With Inkjet-Printed EBG Array on Paper Substrate for Wearable Applications

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3D printing technique for the development of non‐planar electromagnetic bandgap structures for antenna applications

3D printing technique for the development of non‐planar electromagnetic bandgap structures for antenna applications

Inkjet printed dual band antenna for paper UAVs

A Metamaterial Backed Dipole Antenna for High Gain Directional Communications

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