{"title":"Design of Dual Band Flexible CPW Fed Antenna Based on Basalt Fiber Composite","authors":"Liang Yun Ying, S. Rahim, A. Nawabjan, T. Hwa","doi":"10.1109/RFM.2018.8846535","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RFM.2018.8846535","url":null,"abstract":"A flexible CPW fed antenna that capable to operate at 5.8 GHz and 8.25 GHz for wireless networks is presented in this paper. It is based on Basalt fiber composite as substrate and the conductive fabric as the radiating elements. Due to the good flexibility of antenna, it can adhere well to conformal or curved surface and also enable wearable application. The design composed of a rectangular patch with slot and modified ground plane with slots and defected ground structure (DGS) for better radiating performance. A rectangular slot was inserted to the rectangular patch to achieve dual band operation. The antenna is designed on substrate of Basalt fiber composite with thickness of 0.42mm and size of 24.62mm × 30.22mm. Gain enhancement and improved radiation can be proved from comparison of performance between antenna with DGS and without DGS using the CST Microwave Studio simulation.","PeriodicalId":111726,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE International RF and Microwave Conference (RFM)","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132683298","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N. Saifullah, Z. Zakaria, Sam Weng Yik, N. Hassan, N. Shairi
{"title":"A Compact Low Noise Amplifier with Defected Microstrip Structure for Ultra-Wideband Communications","authors":"N. Saifullah, Z. Zakaria, Sam Weng Yik, N. Hassan, N. Shairi","doi":"10.1109/RFM.2018.8846514","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RFM.2018.8846514","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, an ultra-wideband (UWB) low noise amplifier (LNA) with notch filter is presented. The proposed LNA implements a passive notch filter in the form of U-Shaped defected microstrip structure (DMS) to eliminate the interference in WLAN band at 5 – 6 GHz. This design is based on negative feedback and inductive source degeneration which gradually increase the stability while providing wideband characteristic as well as gain flatness throughout the frequency band. Furthermore, this design implemented a multi-section quarter wave transformer as wideband matching which to improve the input and output matching. The LNA has been fabricated on FR4 substrate microstrip. The measured gain is better than 10 dB, a noise figure of 1.9 – 3.8 dB with a return loss of less than 8 dB. The interference rejection managed to achieve more than 25 dB at 5.5 GHz. This proposed structure is useful for RF/microwave front-end subsystems, especially in interference rejection.","PeriodicalId":111726,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE International RF and Microwave Conference (RFM)","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132243398","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pei-Yu Lyu, C. Chuang, Chia-Chan Chang, Sheng-Fuh Chang, N. T. Nguyen
{"title":"Connector Induced Effect on Small Antenna Design","authors":"Pei-Yu Lyu, C. Chuang, Chia-Chan Chang, Sheng-Fuh Chang, N. T. Nguyen","doi":"10.1109/RFM.2018.8846538","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RFM.2018.8846538","url":null,"abstract":"For a small antenna, the uncertainty of connector may affect the performance when their dimensions are competitive. In this paper, an end-fired pattern circular polarization antenna consists of an SIW-based aperture antenna and a stub-loaded dipole antenna is designed and employed to analyze the effect caused by a connector. The electrical field is interfered and affect the radiation pattern on both XY and XZ plane when the connector is presented. And, a measurement is made and shows the result that is consistent with the simulation. The results presented in this paper is contributed to simulate the connector effect and makes the accurate design of small antenna.","PeriodicalId":111726,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE International RF and Microwave Conference (RFM)","volume":"126 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133875143","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Prediction of Dielectric Properties of Cement-Graphite Mixture using Neural Network Models","authors":"S. Yee, P. Ong, S. Dahlan, M. F. Lee, C. K. Sia","doi":"10.1109/RFM.2018.8846482","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RFM.2018.8846482","url":null,"abstract":"Prediction of dielectric properties of the cementgraphite mixture has been conducted based on two neural network models namely Radial Basic Function and Multilayer Perceptron. The prediction based on neural network is easier as it does not involve complicated empirical expressions and also it does not require special details such as the volume fraction, and dielectric constant of each element in the mixture which is necessary for dielectric mixing models. Dielectric measurement based on APC 7 connectors is carried out to obtain the dielectric properties of the cement-graphite mixture with different percentage of graphite for training purpose. The comparison of predicted results shows that Radial Basic Function introduces less error in prediction compare to Multilayer Perceptron. The discrepancy presented by the Radial Basic Function is less than 0.025 and 0.16 for dielectric constant and loss factor respectively in the frequency range between 100 MHz to 2000 MHz.","PeriodicalId":111726,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE International RF and Microwave Conference (RFM)","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131769717","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"SIW Diplexer Integrated with Microstrip Antenna","authors":"N. Baba, M. Ali, A. H. Awang, H. M. Hizan, H. Yon","doi":"10.1109/RFM.2018.8846492","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RFM.2018.8846492","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper a new design of multilayer SIW diplexer integrated with microstrip antenna is presented. The design process started with the network synthesis of the SIW diplexer integrated with patch antenna using lumped lowpass prototype networks. The circular cavity structure using TM010 mode is employed in the design of the diplexer and TM110 mode for the antenna. To prove the design concept, modes in the SIW diplexer and in the microstrip antenna are coupled by capacitive circular aperture at the common ground plane. The proposed design is fabricated with standard printed circuit board technology and will be operating at 2.2 GHz and 2.4 GHz each suitable for LTE/WiFi applications. The performance of the proposed design are verified through both simulation and measurement. The measured results are in good agreement with simulated results.","PeriodicalId":111726,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE International RF and Microwave Conference (RFM)","volume":"40 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121588009","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Khairu Anuar Mohd Zin, A. A. Manaf, Z. Ahmad, F. C. Ani
{"title":"Implementation Polydimethylsiloxane based Stretchable conductive ink (SCI) for printable-stretchable electronic devices towards heterogeneous integration system","authors":"Khairu Anuar Mohd Zin, A. A. Manaf, Z. Ahmad, F. C. Ani","doi":"10.1109/RFM.2018.8846504","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RFM.2018.8846504","url":null,"abstract":"Next generation electronics should be implementation on heterogeneous integration between sensor device with micro controller unit (MCU). Towards to robustness and high sensing performance, hybrid flexible printed electronic (HFPE) technology becoming an alternative for sensor fabrication compared to conventional silicon semiconductor processing photolithography technique. Thus in this paper, formulation on stretchable conductive ink (SCI) by implementing polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) as a binder mixed with silver (Ag) flake was characterized. Resistance average between 0.6 – 98.9 with strecthability from 0% to 90%. Fabricated strechtable based temperature sensor showed the resistivity of circuit trace was average 0.7–1.6 Ohm.μm. This paper showed the capability implementation SCI as a circuit trace and heteregenously integration with multiple rigid components such as micro controller unit IC, LED IC, temperature sensor and cable connector as a simple temperature circuit system on TPU substrate.","PeriodicalId":111726,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE International RF and Microwave Conference (RFM)","volume":"62 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116781000","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nurul Hanani Manab, E. Baharudin, F. Seman, A. Ismail
{"title":"2.45 GHz Patch Antenna Based on Thermoplastic Polymer Substrates","authors":"Nurul Hanani Manab, E. Baharudin, F. Seman, A. Ismail","doi":"10.1109/RFM.2018.8846493","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RFM.2018.8846493","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, the development of patch antenna based on recycle and natural material as substrate is presented. The patch antenna has been designed, simulated, fabricated and tested successfully. Two types of antenna material were chosen as the antenna substrates. They were Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), a compounded synthetic resin produced from the polymerization of methyl methacrylate and Polylactic acid (PLA) which is extracted from fully renewable resources such as corn, sugar beet or rice. The PMMA and PLA both have dielectric constant of 2.546 and 2.6 respectively. The PMMA and PLA substrates were prepared using hot press machine at the same thickness of 1.6 mm. The patch antenna based on PMMA and PLA substrate were designed at operating frequency of 2.45GHz. It was observed that, both substrates PMMA and PLA have simulated return loss of 16.36 dB and 19.65 dB respectively. Then, the measured return loss were observed at 18.98 dB and 16.15 dB for PMMA and PLA respectively. The radiation pattern was observed to have similar trend for both substrates. In order to verify the performance of the newly develop substrate as patch antenna, FR4 was selected, designed and tested as patch antenna at the same operating frequency. In comparison to FR4, both materials PMMA and PLA, can be an option substrate material for RF and microwave application.","PeriodicalId":111726,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE International RF and Microwave Conference (RFM)","volume":"4 3-4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115493112","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yaw-Hua Niew, E. Lim, K. Lee, Fwee-Leong Bong, B. Chung
{"title":"Compact Z-Slotted Patch Antenna for UHF Metal-Mountable Tag","authors":"Yaw-Hua Niew, E. Lim, K. Lee, Fwee-Leong Bong, B. Chung","doi":"10.1109/RFM.2018.8846550","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RFM.2018.8846550","url":null,"abstract":"A low-profile folded patch antenna is proposed for UHF meta-mountable RFID tag design. The proposed tag has overall size of 32 mm × 32 mm × 1.6 mm (0.098λ × 0.098λ × 0.005λ), which miniaturization of tag can be achieved by etching a narrow Z-shaped slot on the radiating patch and stub-shorting the patch to ground. Measurements are conducted with EIRP of 4W. The proposed tag is readable at distance of 8 m away from the reader antenna. Resonant frequency of the proposed tag antenna is very stable and it is insusceptible to the changes of the backing metal plate size.","PeriodicalId":111726,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE International RF and Microwave Conference (RFM)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129486398","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The simulation of single photon and applied to the design of quantum antenna","authors":"Xiaoguang Chen, Penghui Qiu","doi":"10.1109/RFM.2018.8846512","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RFM.2018.8846512","url":null,"abstract":"Starting from the Maxwell’s equations, taking the transverse electromagnetic wave as an example, we use the finite difference time domain method to simulate the generation and transmission process of single photon. The entanglement phenomenon of two single photons during transmission is also analyzed. The single photon is transmitted in time sequence or in time slot of frame structure. In the process of transmission, the W entangled state of photon can also be formed. Then, we design a planar square quantum antenna array, and characterize multi photon entangled state images.","PeriodicalId":111726,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE International RF and Microwave Conference (RFM)","volume":"8 Pt 2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126269598","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Khairul Khaizi Mohd Shariff, Z. Awang, I. Pasya, S. A. Al Junid
{"title":"Theoretical Accuracy Analysis of a 4-Beam Speed- Over-Ground Radar on Uneven Surface","authors":"Khairul Khaizi Mohd Shariff, Z. Awang, I. Pasya, S. A. Al Junid","doi":"10.1109/RFM.2018.8846527","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RFM.2018.8846527","url":null,"abstract":"Speed over ground radar (SoG) is a contactless velocity measurement technique for land vehicle. Recently, the idea of using SoG radar have become increasingly attractive due to the demands in accurate velocity measurements for vehicle safety systems. Despite SoG developments, assessments on the SoG uncertainty when moving on bumpy surface such as on off roads is not yet available. In this paper, we consider the use of SoG radar with 4 diverging beams. We present the theoretical accuracy assessment of this approach. Based on its measurement geometry, a simple derivation is developed to approximate the accuracy of the method. The results from the analysis shows that the 4-beam radar system can significantly minimise the error when moving on bumpy surface.","PeriodicalId":111726,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE International RF and Microwave Conference (RFM)","volume":"54 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128856915","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}