Liquid metal patch antenna and antenna array for WLAN applications.

Authors :: Semkin, Vasilii
Platonov, Oleg
Kyrö, Mikko
Räisänen, Antti V.
Source :: Microwave & Optical Technology Letters; Oct2014, Vol. 56 Issue 10, p2462-2464, 1111p
Publication Year :: 2014
Abstract: ABSTRACT The concept of a reconfigurable patch antenna array is presented in this article. Configurability is achieved using liquid metal alloy which fills necessary milled channels in the antenna structure. A single patch antenna and three patch antenna array are simulated and measured in this work. Matching and radiation properties in the frequency range from 4 to 10 GHz are presented. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 56:2462-2464, 2014 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]