In this study, the effects of graphene and design differences on bow-tie microstrip antenna performance and bandwidth improvement were investigated both with simulation and experiments. In addition, the conductivity of graphene can be dynamically tuned by changing its chemical potential. The numerical calculations of the proposed antennas at 2-10 GHz were carried out using the finite integration technique in the CST Microwave Studio program.
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December 2021
This paper proposes a novel and compact monopole microstrip antenna design with a three-dimensional (3D) printed curved substrate for biomedical applications. A curved substrate was formed by inserting a semi-cylinder structure in the middle of the planar substrate consisting of polylactic acid. The antenna was fed with a microstrip line, and a partial ground plane was formed at the bottom side of the substrate.
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December 2020
This study aims to increase the performance of the microwave antenna by using 3D printed conductive substrates, which is mainly used in biomedical imaging applications. Conventional antennas such as Horn and Vivaldi have coarse dimensions to integrate into the microwave imaging systems. Therefore, 3D printed Bowtie antenna structures were developed, which yield low cost and smaller sizes.
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