期刊
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MICROWAVE THEORY AND TECHNIQUES
卷 66, 期 8, 页码 3857-3865出版社
IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2018.2829195
关键词
Frequency-selective surface (FSS); liquid-metal alloy; microfluidic technology; multifunctional; reconfigurable structures
资金
- National Research Foundation of Korea - Korea Government (MSIP) [2017R1A2B3003856]
- National Research Foundation of Korea [2017R1A2B3003856, 22A20152013024] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
This paper presents a multifunctional reconfigurable frequency-selective surface (FSS) based on liquid-metal-filled microchannels engraved in an elastomeric substrate. The proposed FSS comprises two layers of periodic meandered patterns encased within the opposite sides of a dielectric, where the layers are arranged in orthogonal polarization with independent control of reconfigurability. The novelty of the design lies in its switching characteristic between four different working states (dual-polarized all pass, single-polarized low pass, single-polarized bandpass, and dual-polarized bandpass) with the injection of a liquid metal in the top and bottom microchannels. Moreover, the design exhibits miniaturization performance during one of the states (exhibiting dual-polarized bandpass response at 1.58 GHz) corresponding to the unit cell dimensions of 0.052 lambda(0) x 0.052 lambda(0). The equivalent circuit models and parametric variations are extensively analyzed for understanding the design principles. Because any liquid-metal-based reconfigurable FSS structure has not been reported earlier, a detailed description of the fabrication and measurement procedure are presented in this paper. The experimental validation of the fabricated prototype also confirms the potential use of microfluidic technology-based reconfigurable structures in future.
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