Open AccessCompact parylene‐c‐coated flexible antenna for WLAN and upper‐band UWB applications
Author(s) -
Qiu Yijie,
Jung Yei Hwan,
Lee Subin,
Shih TingYen,
Lee Juhwan,
Xu Yue Hang,
Xu Ruimin,
Lin Weigan,
Behdad Nader,
Ma Zhenqiang
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
electronics letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1350-911X
pISSN - 0013-5194
DOI - 10.1049/el.2014.3647
Subject(s) - materials science , antenna (radio) , reflection coefficient , parylene , broadband , optoelectronics , wireless , substrate (aquarium) , wi fi , electrical engineering , electronic engineering , acoustics , computer science , telecommunications , engineering , physics , wireless network , polymer , composite material , oceanography , geology
A compact broadband flexible antenna is proposed for applications in wireless local area network (WLAN) and upper ultra‐wideband (UWB) systems, which can operate in the bandwidths of 2.4–2.484 GHz and 3.5–10.6 GHz with a reflection coefficient of <−10 dB. The presented antenna coated with bio‐compatible ultra‐thin parylene‐c is fabricated on a thin polyimide substrate with a thickness of 127 μm. The characteristics of the proposed antenna are measured under bending and flat conditions. The measured results showed that the antenna is suitable for integration with flexible electronic devices.