Open AccessPixelated dual‐dipole antenna using electrically actuated liquid metal
Author(s) -
Sarabia K.J.,
Ohta A.T.,
Shiroma W.A.
Publication year - 2019
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.2019.0765
Subject(s) - dipole antenna , dipole , antenna (radio) , pixel , optics , liquid metal , materials science , optoelectronics , physics , electrical engineering , engineering , quantum mechanics , composite material
Liquid‐metal pixels are used to demonstrate a frequency‐tunable dipole antenna that can be reconfigured for horizontal or vertical polarisation. Each dipole consists of 14 pixels, each of which can be electrically actuated with the liquid metal Galinstan to achieve different antenna states.