Polymer-Ceramic Composites for Conformal Multilayer Antenna/RF Systems
PhD Dissertation in Electrical and Computer Engineering, the Ohio State University
Published on 1. July 2010
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Paperback/Softback
184 pages
978-3-8383-7979-1 (ISBN)
Description
Future commercial and military communication systems require a new class of antennas and radio frequency (RF) front-ends that are small, light-weight, conformal, and multi-functional. This dissertation is dedicated to the development and application of the novel polymer-ceramic composites for future compact multilayer antennas and RF systems. The first half of the dissertation deals with the fabrication and characterization of the polymer-ceramic composites. Also, carbon nanotube (CNT) sheets are introduced for the first time to overcome the issues of reliable printing on polymers. The second half of the dissertation focuses on the application of the polymer-ceramic composites with carbon nanotube sheet printing. Two practical application examples are elaborated, namely (1) a compact anti-jamming GPS array and (2) a cylindrically conformal microstrip array. Both applications demonstrate the potentials of the polymer-ceramic composites for three-dimensional fabrication and multilayer packaging.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Germany
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Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 220 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
292 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-8383-7979-1 (9783838379791)
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Yijun Zhou received his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Ohio State University in 2009. He is currently an Antenna Engineer at Apple Inc., Cupertino, U.S. John L. Volakis is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at OSU. Chi-Chih Chen is a Research Scientist at ElectroScience Laboratory, OSU.