TY - JOUR
T1 - Transparent and Flexible Patch Antenna Using MMF for Conformal Wi-Fi 6E Applications
AU - Nguyen, Tien Dat
AU - Lee, Yongkeun
AU - Jung, Chang Won
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Copyright The Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - In this paper, a patch antenna with compact, flexible, and transparent properties is presented to support Wi-Fi 6E (2.4 GHz/6 GHz) applications. This antenna design was formulated based on a transparent metal mesh film (MMF), for which the average optical transparency (OTav) is 69% and the sheet resistance (Rs) is 0.1 Ω/sq. The measurement results on frequency bands of 2.4–2.51 GHz and 5.87–7.04 GHz show that the average gain exceeds 5.4 dBi and 6.3 dBi with corresponding radiation efficiency rates as high as 67.8% and 70%. In addition, for the purpose of integration into aesthetic devices for smart home applications, the antenna conformed to foam and a lamp. All research outcomes here indicate that the proposed antenna maintains a directional radiation pattern, as well as transparency and flexibility, making it a potential candidate for transparent Internet-of-Things applications.
AB - In this paper, a patch antenna with compact, flexible, and transparent properties is presented to support Wi-Fi 6E (2.4 GHz/6 GHz) applications. This antenna design was formulated based on a transparent metal mesh film (MMF), for which the average optical transparency (OTav) is 69% and the sheet resistance (Rs) is 0.1 Ω/sq. The measurement results on frequency bands of 2.4–2.51 GHz and 5.87–7.04 GHz show that the average gain exceeds 5.4 dBi and 6.3 dBi with corresponding radiation efficiency rates as high as 67.8% and 70%. In addition, for the purpose of integration into aesthetic devices for smart home applications, the antenna conformed to foam and a lamp. All research outcomes here indicate that the proposed antenna maintains a directional radiation pattern, as well as transparency and flexibility, making it a potential candidate for transparent Internet-of-Things applications.
KW - Conformal Antenna
KW - Flexible Application
KW - Metal Mesh Film (MMF)
KW - Transparent Antenna
KW - Wi-Fi 6E
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U2 - 10.26866/jees.2023.4.r.172
DO - 10.26866/jees.2023.4.r.172
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85168867784
SN - 2671-7255
VL - 23
SP - 310
EP - 317
JO - Journal of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
JF - Journal of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
IS - 4
ER -