Digital microfluidics for reconfigurable antennas
Author
Damgaci, Y.
Çağatay, Engin
Bıyıklı, Necmi
Cetiner, B. A.
Date
2014Source Title
The 8th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP 2014)
Publisher
IEEE
Pages
128 - 132
Language
English
Type
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Abstract
Usage of fluids (microfluidic or otherwise) in antennas provides a conceptually easy reconfiguration mechanism in the aspect of physical alteration. However, a requirement of pumps, valves, etc. for liquid transportation makes the antenna implementations rather impractical for the real-life scenarios. This work reports on the theoretical calculations and experiments conducted to evaluate the electrowetting on dielectric (EWOD) driven digital microfluidics as a reconfiguration mechanism for antennas and RF circuits. © 2014 European Association on Antennas and Propagation.
Keywords
ElectrowettingLiquid metal
Microfluidic
Reconfigurable antenna
Antennas
Liquid metals
Microfluidics
Wetting
Electro wetting
Electrowetting on dielectrics
Liquid transportation
Reconfigurable antenna
Reconfiguration mechanisms
RF-circuits
Theoretical calculations
Digital microfluidics