Inkjet printed patch antennas on transparent substrates

Yasin, Tursunjan; Baktur, Reyhan

doi:10.1109/aps.2010.5562275

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“…The demonstrated transparent and non-transparent flexible antennas are fabricated by utilizing a cost-effective, straightforward and environmental-friendly method. It can be noted that the traditional physical vapor deposition [ 12 ], photo-lithography [ 22 , 41 ], RF sputtering [ 11 ], spray pyrolysis [ 13 ] and inkjet printing [ 42 ] methods of antenna manufacturing are often associated with fabrication complexity, high cost and involvement of hazardous chemicals and toxic by-products. In contrast to these methods, our demonstrated method is significantly cost-effective, simple and free from producing toxic chemicals.…”

Section: Prototype Fabricationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Flexible and Transparent Circularly Polarized Patch Antenna for Reliable Unobtrusive Wearable Wireless Communications

Sayem

Simorangkir²,

Lalbakhsh

et al. 2022

Sensors

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This paper presents a circularly polarized flexible and transparent circular patch antenna suitable for body-worn wireless-communications. Circular polarization is highly beneficial in wearable wireless communications, where antennas, as a key component of the RF front-end, operate in dynamic environments, such as the human body. The demonstrated antenna is realized with highly flexible, robust and transparent conductive-fabric-polymer composite. The performance of the explored flexible-transparent antenna is also compared with its non-transparent counterpart manufactured with non-transparent conductive fabric. This comparison further demonstrates the suitability of the proposed materials for the target unobtrusive wearable applications. Detailed numerical and experimental investigations are explored in this paper to verify the proposed design. Moreover, the compatibility of the antenna in wearable applications is evaluated by testing the performance on a forearm phantom and calculating the specific absorption rate (SAR).

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Section: Prototype Fabricationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Flexible and Transparent Circularly Polarized Patch Antenna for Reliable Unobtrusive Wearable Wireless Communications

Sayem

Simorangkir²,

Lalbakhsh

et al. 2022

Sensors

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“…The widely used fabrication technologies of transparent antennas include Physical vapor deposition [11], Chemical vapor deposition [61], Photo-lithography [42], [45], RF sputtering [26], Spray pyrolysis [27], Inkjet printing [88],…”

Section: Fabrication Technologies Of Transparent Antennasmentioning

confidence: 99%

Flexible Transparent Antennas: Advancements, Challenges, and Prospects

Sayem

Lalbakhsh

Buckley

et al. 2022

IEEE Open J. Antennas Propag.

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Optically transparent electronic devices have attracted enormous interests in recent years. The development of transparent electronics emerges a lot of new industrial applications in variety of fields, such as displays, glasses, solar panels, satellite communications, terrestrial communications, integrated circuits, and sensors where optical transparency is required for unobtrusive placement of electronic devices on the surface. Over the last couple of years, there have been notable advancements in the development of transparent wireless electronics due to the emerge of new materials and fabrication technologies. Among transparent electronic devices, transparent antennas attract tremendous interests due to their widespread applications in healthcare industry, security sector, defence, sports, smart city, internet of things (IoTs) and many more. Many of these applications require antennas that are concurrently transparent and flexible. A transparent and flexible antenna can be easily integrated with displays, windows, solar cells and optoelectronic modules, thus, reducing the space in the integrated circuits. However, still the development of flexible-transparent electronics is associated with some challenges which continue to impede the progress of this emerging field. Among them are the contradictory relationship between the electrical conductivity and optical transparency of the transparent conductors, costly and complex processing of the transparent materials and unavailability of the appropriate materials. In this paper, we discuss current advancements in the development of flexible transparent antennas, including potential applications, various enabling materials and manufacturing approaches, technical hurdles, as well as prospects.

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“…Transceiver Utah State University (USU) and NASA GSFC are collaborating in the development of an Integrated Solar-Panel Antenna Array for CubeSats. USU has demonstrated that optically transparent antennas can be printed with conductive ink on optically transparent substrates, and integrated with solar arrays 4,5,6,7 . The Integrated Solar-Panel Antenna Array for CubeSats (ISAAC) is a high gain, X-band antenna array that is integrated with the solar panels of a CubeSat, see Figure 9.…”

Section: Freqmentioning

confidence: 99%

NASA Near Earth Network (NEN) and Space Network (SN) CubeSat Communications

Schaire

Shaw

Altunc

et al. 2016

SpaceOps 2016 Conference

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There has been a recent trend to increase capability and drive down the Size, Weight and Power (SWAP) of satellites. NASA scientists and engineers across many of NASA's Mission Directorates and Centers are developing exciting CubeSat concepts and welcome potential partnerships for CubeSat endeavors. From a "Telemetry, Tracking and Command (TT&C) Systems and Flight Operations for Small Satellites" point of view, small satellites including CubeSats are a challenge to coordinate because of existing small spacecraft constraints, such as limited SWAP and attitude control, and the potential for high numbers of operational spacecraft. The NASA Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) Program's Near Earth Network (NEN) and Space Network (SN) are customer driven organizations that provide comprehensive communications services for space assets including data transport between a mission's orbiting satellite and its Mission Operations Center (MOC). This paper presents how well the SCaN networks, SN and NEN, are currently positioned to support the emerging small small satellite and CubeSat market as well as planned enhancements for future support.

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Inkjet printed patch antennas on transparent substrates

Cited by 22 publications

References 3 publications

Flexible and Transparent Circularly Polarized Patch Antenna for Reliable Unobtrusive Wearable Wireless Communications

Flexible and Transparent Circularly Polarized Patch Antenna for Reliable Unobtrusive Wearable Wireless Communications

Flexible Transparent Antennas: Advancements, Challenges, and Prospects

NASA Near Earth Network (NEN) and Space Network (SN) CubeSat Communications

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