频率与极化可重构的微流控天线

    Frequency and Polarization Reconfigurable Microfluidic Antenna

    • 摘要: 本文提出一种频率与极化可重构的微流控天线,通过微流控驱动技术和液态金属实现重构。该天线具有两个可重构的频带,每个频带都可以实现线极化和圆极化的重构,并且还可以制成可重构的柔性天线,因而具有很强的灵活应用能力。该天线克服了常见的半导体可重构天线的非线性失真、短寿命、不支持高功率工作等缺点。本文制作了原型天线并作测量,实验结果与仿真结果吻合较好。研究结果表明:该天线比一般可重构天线具有更宽的工作频率带宽和优异的极化性能,同时低损耗、性能稳定。四种可重构模式的-10 dB阻抗带宽分别为20.53%(4.37 GHz~5.37 GHz)、38.69%(3.94 GHz~5.83 GHz)、33.37%(6.99 GHz~9.79 GHz)和49.65%(5.92 GHz~9.83 GHz)。两种圆极化的3 dB轴比带宽分别为0.89 GHz和0.91 GHz。

       

      Abstract: A frequency and polarization reconfigurable microfluidic antenna is proposed in this article, where the reconfiguration is achieved by the microfluidic driving technology and liquid metal. The antenna has two reconfigurable frequency bands, and each frequency band can achieve both linear and circular polarization reconfiguration. It can be also made into a reconfigurable flexible antenna. Therefore, it is highly adaptable. The antenna overcomes the disadvantages of common semiconductor reconfigurable antennas, such as nonlinear distortion, short lifespan and no support for high power operation. A prototype antenna is fabricated and measured. The experimental results are in good agreement with the simulation results. The research results demonstrate that the antenna has a wide working bandwidth over general reconfigurable antennas and excellent polarization performance. Meanwhile, it exhibits low loss and stable performance. The measured -10 dB impedance bandwidths of the four reconfigurable modes are 20.53% (4.37 GHz~5.37 GHz), 38.69% (3.94 GHz~5.83 GHz), 33.37% (6.99 GHz~9.79 GHz), and 49.65% (5.92 GHz~9.83 GHz), respectively. The 3 dB axial ratio bandwidths of the two circular polarizations are respectively 0.89 GHz and 0.91 GHz.

       

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