Light Weight and Conformal 2-Bit, 1 \,\times\,4 Phased-Array Antenna With CNT-TFT-Based Phase Shifter on a Flexible Substrate

Light Weight and Conformal 2-Bit, 1 \,\times\,4 Phased-Array Antenna With CNT-TFT-Based Phase Shifter on a Flexible Substrate

This paper presents the development and characterization of an ink-jet printed 2-bit, 1×4 phased-array antenna (PAA) system on a flexible Kapton polyimide substrate utilizing carbon nanotube thin-film transistors (CNT-TFTs) as switching elements in the phase-shifting network. A multilayer metal inte...

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Veröffentlicht in:IEEE transactions on antennas and propagation 2011-12, Vol.59 (12), p.4553-4558
Hauptverfasser: Pham, D. T., Subbaraman, H., Chen, M. Y., Xiaochuan Xu, Chen, R. T.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Antenna measurements
Antenna radiation patterns
Beam steering
carbon nanotube
Carbon nanotubes
flexible antenna
phase shifter
Phase shifters
Phased arrays
phased-array antenna
Thin film transistors
thin-film transistor
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Zusammenfassung:This paper presents the development and characterization of an ink-jet printed 2-bit, 1×4 phased-array antenna (PAA) system on a flexible Kapton polyimide substrate utilizing carbon nanotube thin-film transistors (CNT-TFTs) as switching elements in the phase-shifting network. A multilayer metal inter connection strategy is used to fabricate a complete PAA system with control lines. By appropriately controlling the ON and OFF states of various switches, a 4.99 GHz signal is steered from 0° to -27°, and the measured far-field radiation patterns agree very well with the simulated data. Bending tests performed on the fabricated system at bending radii of 6.5 cm, 9.5 cm, 12 cm, and 24 cm also demonstrate good agreement with the simulations.
ISSN:0018-926X
1558-2221
DOI:10.1109/TAP.2011.2165490