Micromachined Reconfigurable Out-of-Plane Microstrip Patch Antenna Using Plastic Deformation Magnetic Actuation

abstract

• A new reconfigurable out-of-plane microstrip patch antenna is presented. Using micromachining processes, a microstrip antenna designed for operation around 26 GHz is covered with a thin layer of magnetic material and released from the substrate. Application of an external dc magnetic field causes plastic deformation of the antenna at the boundary point where it is attached to the microstrip feed line, resulting in a patch positioned at an angle over the substrate. Frequency and pattern reconfigurability are demonstrated with measurements. Results indicate that versions of this structure may be used to expand or enhance the capabilities of traditional planar arrays.

authors

• Zou, Jun

published proceedings

• IEEE Microwave and Wireless Technology Letters

altmetric score

• 3

author list (cited authors)

• Langer, J., Zou, J., Liu, C., & Bernhard, J. T.

citation count

• 64

complete list of authors

• Langer, J-C||Zou, J||Liu, C||Bernhard, JT

publication date

• March 2003

publisher

• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)  Publisher

published in

• n2771-957XISSN  Journal

keywords

• 40 Engineering
• 4006 Communications Engineering
• 4009 Electronics, Sensors And Digital Hardware

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1109/lmwc.2003.810123

start page

• 120

end page

• 122

volume

• 13

issue

• 3

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/lmwc.2003.810123