Abstract
This paper reports a fully printed phased array antenna developed on a 125 micron thick flexible Kapton substrate. Switching for the phase delay lines is accomplished using printed carbon nanotube transistors with ion gel dielectric layers. Design of each element of the phased array antenna is reported, including a low loss constant impedance power divider, a phase shifter network, and patch antenna design. Steering of an X-band PAA operating at 10GHz from 0 degrees to 22.15 degrees is experimentally demonstrated. In order to completely package the array with electrical interconnects, a single substrate interconnect scheme is also investigated.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Laser 3D Manufacturing III |
Editors | Alberto Pique, Bo Gu, Henry Helvajian |
Publisher | SPIE |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781628419733 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2016 |
Event | Laser 3D Manufacturing III - San Francisco, United States Duration: Feb 15 2016 → Feb 18 2016 |
Publication series
Name | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
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Volume | 9738 |
ISSN (Print) | 0277-786X |
ISSN (Electronic) | 1996-756X |
Other
Other | Laser 3D Manufacturing III |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | San Francisco |
Period | 2/15/16 → 2/18/16 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2016 SPIE.
Keywords
- X-band
- carbon nanotubes
- inkjet printing
- phased array antenna
- printed electronics
- printed transistor