Digital microfluidics for reconfigurable antennas
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2014
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The 8th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP 2014)
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IEEE
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128 - 132
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English
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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.
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Electrowetting , Liquid 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