Design Optimization of Reconfigurable Liquid Crystal Patch Antenna
In various fields such as the 5G antenna system and satellite communication system, there is a growing demand to develop a smart antenna with a frequency selective or beamforming function within a limited space. While antennas utilizing mechanical, electronic, and material characteristics are being...
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| author | Dowon Kim Kitae Kim Hogyeong Kim Moonyoung Choi Jun-Hee Na |
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| description | In various fields such as the 5G antenna system and satellite communication system, there is a growing demand to develop a smart antenna with a frequency selective or beamforming function within a limited space. While antennas utilizing mechanical, electronic, and material characteristics are being studied, a method of having tunable frequency characteristics by applying a liquid crystal material with dielectric anisotropy to a planar patch antenna is proposed. In resonance mode, the design method for using only the minimum amount of expensive liquid crystals is systematically arranged while maximizing the amount of change in the operating frequency of the antenna by considering the electric field distribution on the surface of the patch antenna. Furthermore, to increase the dielectric anisotropy of the liquid crystal, the liquid crystal must be aligned. Simultaneously, in cases where the cell gap of the liquid crystal exceeds 100 μm, the alignment force is weakened. While compensating for this shortcoming, securing the radiation characteristics of the antenna is proposed, and simulations are performed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bc1cd6b806d64abda235a17affaafede2023-12-11T17:14:37ZengMDPI AGMaterials1996-19442021-02-0114493210.3390/ma14040932Design Optimization of Reconfigurable Liquid Crystal Patch AntennaDowon Kim0Kitae Kim1Hogyeong Kim2Moonyoung Choi3Jun-Hee Na4Department of Electrical, Electronics & Communication Engineering Education, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, KoreaDepartment of Convergence System Engineering, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, KoreaDepartment of Electrical, Electronics & Communication Engineering Education, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, KoreaDepartment of Convergence System Engineering, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, KoreaDepartment of Electrical, Electronics & Communication Engineering Education, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, KoreaIn various fields such as the 5G antenna system and satellite communication system, there is a growing demand to develop a smart antenna with a frequency selective or beamforming function within a limited space. While antennas utilizing mechanical, electronic, and material characteristics are being studied, a method of having tunable frequency characteristics by applying a liquid crystal material with dielectric anisotropy to a planar patch antenna is proposed. In resonance mode, the design method for using only the minimum amount of expensive liquid crystals is systematically arranged while maximizing the amount of change in the operating frequency of the antenna by considering the electric field distribution on the surface of the patch antenna. Furthermore, to increase the dielectric anisotropy of the liquid crystal, the liquid crystal must be aligned. Simultaneously, in cases where the cell gap of the liquid crystal exceeds 100 μm, the alignment force is weakened. While compensating for this shortcoming, securing the radiation characteristics of the antenna is proposed, and simulations are performed.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/14/4/932liquid crystaldielectric anisotropyfrequency tunable antennasmart antenna |
| spellingShingle | Dowon Kim Kitae Kim Hogyeong Kim Moonyoung Choi Jun-Hee Na Design Optimization of Reconfigurable Liquid Crystal Patch Antenna Materials liquid crystal dielectric anisotropy frequency tunable antenna smart antenna |
| title | Design Optimization of Reconfigurable Liquid Crystal Patch Antenna |
| title_full | Design Optimization of Reconfigurable Liquid Crystal Patch Antenna |
| title_fullStr | Design Optimization of Reconfigurable Liquid Crystal Patch Antenna |
| title_full_unstemmed | Design Optimization of Reconfigurable Liquid Crystal Patch Antenna |
| title_short | Design Optimization of Reconfigurable Liquid Crystal Patch Antenna |
| title_sort | design optimization of reconfigurable liquid crystal patch antenna |
| topic | liquid crystal dielectric anisotropy frequency tunable antenna smart antenna |
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