Reconfigurable Quarter-Mode SIW Antenna Employing a Fluidically Switchable Via Conference Paper

abstract

• 2016 IEEE. A new method to fluidically switch through via posts is proposed for the first time. The reconfigurable via post is used toward designing a switchable QMSIW antenna. The switching method is based on filling/emptying a non-plated via hole with/from a liquid metal alloy. A QMSIW antenna is designed to initially work at 3.2 GHz. Connecting the fluidically switchable via post at the corner of the QMSIW antenna shifts up the operating frequency. This translates into a switching range of 3.2-4.7 GHz. The Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) structures including the micro-channels are bonded to the QMSIW circuit board using a unique fabrication technique.

name of conference

• 2016 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation (APSURSI)

authors

• Entesari, Kamran
• Kameoka, Jun

published proceedings

• 2016 IEEE ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM

author list (cited authors)

• Saghati, A. P., Kordmahale, S. B., Saghati, A. P., Kameoka, J., & Entesari, K.

citation count

• 6

complete list of authors

• Saghati, Ali Pourghorban||Kordmahale, Sina Baghbani||Saghati, Alireza Pourghroban||Kameoka, Jun||Entesari, Kamran

publication date

• January 2016

publisher

• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)  Publisher

published in

• AP-S International Symposium (Digest) (IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society)  Journal

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1109/aps.2016.7696131

International Standard Book Number (ISBN) 13

• 9781509028863

start page

• 845

end page

• 846

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1109%2Faps.2016.7696131