Abstract
This paper presents the design, fabrication and measurements of a
direct-write printed low-cost and flexible inverted-F antenna on an
ultra-low-cost paper-based organic substrate for wireless local area network
(WLAN) and flexible display applications. Innovations include the study and
utilization of paper as a high-frequency substrate for the first time in the
gigahertz (GHz) range, the fabrication technology for the direct-write
printing of the antenna as a flexible RF electronic device, and the
investigation of antenna flexibility in conjunction with flexible displays.
Although paper substrates exhibit relatively high dielectric losses (tan δ ~ 0.065 at 2.45 GHz), the maximum realized gain of the fabricated antenna
is measured to be +1.2 dBi giving a total efficiency ~82%. Simulated results of the antenna's return loss and radiation
patterns agree well with the measurements, and can lead to a whole new class
of flexible low-cost electronic devices of the future.
© 2010 IEEE
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