paper 150205102745

Published: 2015-07-09

Design, Simulation, and Fabrication of Low-cost Inkjet Antennas

T. Ciftci,

T. Ciftci

Middle East Technical University, Turkey

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Özgür Ergül,

Özgür Ergül

Middle East Technical University, Turkey

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Bariscan Karaosmanoglu,

Bariscan Karaosmanoglu

Middle East Technical University, Turkey

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S. Kucuk,

S. Kucuk

Middle East Technical University, Turkey

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Can Onol

Middle East Technical University, Turkey

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Proceedings of 2015 Photonics & Electromagnetics Research Symposium, Prague, July 6 - 9，Page(s)2829-2833

Abstract

We present design, simulation, and fabrication of low-cost inkjet antennas that are produced by using silver toner in commercial printers. While they are easy to produce, fabrication of inkjet antennas with desired properties can be challenging due to diversity of printing and curing parameters that significantly effect the electrical properties of the final products. We show that, even when these parameters are optimized and fixed, antenna samples that are produced simultaneously may exhibit different impedance characteristics, requiring larger margins in design procedures. Despite these challenges, inkjet antennas are relatively inexpensive, flexible, and friendly to environment, and they are promising with such properties that are essential for future technologies. By fully exploiting the benefits of the developed setup, complicated patterns such as fractal structures, can easily be fabricated, as an important advantage of inkjet printing.

Citation

T. Ciftci, Özgür Ergül, Bariscan Karaosmanoglu, S. Kucuk, and Can Onol, "Design, Simulation, and Fabrication of Low-cost Inkjet Antennas," Proceedings of 2015 Photonics & Electromagnetics Research Symposium, Prague, July 6 - 9，Page(s)2829-2833

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