Fluidic-Enabled Reconfigurable Patch With Integrated Dielectric Spectrometer

• Published in: IEEE antennas and wireless propagation letters Vol. 13; pp. 1116 - 1119
• Main Authors: Long, S. Andrew, Dorsey, W. Mark, Huff, Gregory H., Brennan, Nicholas, Rupp, Bradley, Bevan, Michael A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 2014; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Antenna design; Antenna measurements; Antennas; Capacitance; Dielectric measurement; Dielectric measurements; Dielectrics; Fluid dynamics; Fluid flow; Fluids; Materials; Microstrip; Microstrip antennas; multifrequency antennas; Patch antennas; reconfigurable antennas; Tuning

A frequency-agile antenna design is proposed that uses a fluidic-enabled reconfigurable reactive loading mechanism. The tuning mechanism offers the ability to change the capacitance of an electrically short, hollow coaxial line that is filled with a low-loss dielectric fluid. The frequency response...