Abstract
This paper presents a new type of antenna fabricated by micromachining technology for mechanical beam steering with two degrees of freedom of motion. A V-band two-dimensional mechanical beam-steering antenna was designed and fabricated on a single high-resistivity silicon substrate using microelectromechanical systems technologies. A fabricated antenna is driven by magnetic force to overcome the limit of electrostatic actuation, and a polymer-based hinge structure is used to increase the maximum scanning angle to as much as 40°. Simulation result for validating the mechanical beam-steering concept is presented. In addition, mechanical properties such as static actuation angles are investigated together with microwave properties such as the return loss and radiation pattern at the V-band.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 325-331 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue number | 1 II |
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| State | Published - Jan 2003 |
Keywords
- Beam-steering antenna
- Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)
- Micromachining