A 2 GHz polypyrrole microstrip patch antenna on plexiglas™ substrate

APMC 2009 - Asia Pacific Microwave Conference 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 36-39

  Verma, Akhilesh ^a   Fumeaux, Christophe ^a   Truong, Van Tan ^b   Bates, Bevan D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conducting polymer; Microstrip patch antenna

Indexed keywords

CIRCUIT APPLICATION; DC CONDUCTIVITY; MICRO-STRIP PATCH ANTENNAS; MICROSTRIP PATCH ANTENNA; PASSIVE MICROWAVES; PATCH ANTENNA; PLEXIGLAS; RADIATING PATCHES;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS; MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS; MICROSTRIP DEVICES; MICROWAVE CIRCUITS; MICROWAVES; ORGANIC CONDUCTORS; POLYPYRROLES;

MICROWAVE ANTENNAS;

EID: 77950649927     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/APMC.2009.5385500     Document Type: Conference Paper

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