Bandwidth enhancement using Polymeric Grid Array Antenna for millimeter-wave application

• Main Authors: Muhamad, W. A. W., Ngah, R., Jamlos, M. F., Soh, P. J., Ali, M. T.
• Format: Article
• Published: Springer Verlag 2017
• Subjects: TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/75331/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85006915694&doi=10.1007%2fs00339-016-0689-0&partnerID=40&md5=8e9b812ffba4ea34754fa08c8085db42

A new grid array antenna designed on a polymeric polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) substrate is presented. A good relative permittivity of the PDMS substrate increases the antenna bandwidth. The PDMS surface is also hardened to protect the proposed grid array antenna’s radiating element. A SMA coaxial con...