A Novel Fluid-Reconfigurable Advanced and Delayed Phase Line Using Inkjet-Printed Microfluidic Composite Right/Left-Handed Transmission Line

被引：21

作者：

Choi, Sungjin ^{[1
]}

Su, Wenjing ^{[2
]}

Tentzeris, Manos M. ^{[2
]}

Lim, Sungjoon ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Chung Ang Univ, Coll Engn, Sch Elect & Elect Engn, Seoul 156756, South Korea

[2] Georgia Inst Technol, Sch Elect & Comp Engn, Atlanta, GA 30332 USA

来源：

IEEE MICROWAVE AND WIRELESS COMPONENTS LETTERS | 2015年 / 25卷 / 02期

基金：

新加坡国家研究基金会; 美国国家科学基金会;

关键词：

CRLH TL; inkjet printing; metamaterial; microfluidics; phase shifter; SHIFTERS;

D O I：

10.1109/LMWC.2014.2382685

中图分类号：

TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];

学科分类号：

0808 ; 0809 ;

摘要：

In this letter, a novel fluid-reconfigurable advanced and delayed phase line using a microfluidic composite right/left-handed (CRLH) transmission line (TL) is proposed. A CRLH-TL prototype is inkjet-printed on a photo-paper substrate. In addition, a laser-etched microfluidic channel in poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) is integrated with the CRLH TL using inkjet-printed SU-8 as a bonding material. The proposed TL provides excellent phase-tuning capability that is dependent on the fluidic materials used. As the fluid is changed, the proposed TL can have negative-, zero-, and positive-phase characteristics at 900 MHz for different fluids. The performance of the TL is successfully validated using simulation and measurement results.

引用

页码：142 / 144

页数：3