An Ionic-Polymer-Metallic Composite Actuator for Reconfigurable Antennas in Mobile Devices

An Ionic-Polymer-Metallic Composite Actuator for Reconfigurable Antennas in Mobile Devices

In this paper, a new application of an electro-active-polymer for a radio frequency (RF) switch is presented. We used an ionic polymer metallic composite (IPMC) switch to change the operating frequency of an inverted-F antenna. This switch is light in weight, small in volume, and low in cost. In add...

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Main Authors: Yi-Chen Lin, Chung-Yi Yu, Chung-Min Li, Chin-Heng Liu, Jiun-Peng Chen, Tah-Hsiung Chu, Guo-Dung John Su
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-01-01
Series:Sensors
Subjects:
reconfigurable antenna
RF switch
electro-active polymer actuator
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/14/1/834

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