Implementation of Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems for Broadband Folded Dipole Array

DOI

10.2991/icimm-15.2015.85How to use a DOI?

Keywords

MEMS; Radio Frequency Communication; Space Diversity

Abstract

Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) are widely used in biotechnology, medicine, communication and inertial sensing. Utilizing the integrated combination of electro and mechanical systems, MEMS are able to achieve new functionality. In particular, a folded dipole array is an important component in radio frequency communication due to its broadband feature. One major drawback preventing folded dipole arrays being used in certain applications lies in their unidirectional nature, i.e., their radiation direction is fixed once the fabrication is done and not easy to change in use. In this paper, we propose a novel method to implement MEMS for a folded dipole array, which makes the radiation direction flexible. A comparison of whether MEMS are implemented on radiating elements to make them move or as circuit elements is also reported to provide insight for future research in the field of radio frequency MEMS.

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© 2015, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Chang Jiang
AU  - Wei Fang
PY  - 2015/07
DA  - 2015/07
TI  - Implementation of Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems for Broadband Folded Dipole Array
BT  - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Information Engineering for Mechanics and Materials
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 451
EP  - 454
SN  - 2352-5401
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/icimm-15.2015.85
DO  - 10.2991/icimm-15.2015.85
ID  - Jiang2015/07
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