Microfluidic coaxial transmission line and phase shifter

被引:11
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作者
Hayes, Gerard J. [1 ]
Desai, Sharvil C. [2 ]
Liu, Yuyu [2 ]
Annamaa, Petteri [3 ]
Lazzi, Gianluca [4 ]
Dickey, Michael D. [2 ]
机构
[1] N Carolina State Univ, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, Raleigh, NC 27695 USA
[2] N Carolina State Univ, Dept Chem & Biomol Engn, Raleigh, NC 27695 USA
[3] Pulse Finland Oy, Kempele 90440, Finland
[4] Univ Utah, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 USA
关键词
delay line; phase shifter; microfluidic; coaxial; transmission line;
D O I
10.1002/mop.28327
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
This article presents a microfluidic coaxial transmission line assembly that is realized by weaving together stretchable metallic fibers composed of a liquid-metal core inside an elastomeric shell. These fibers are woven around a core fiber to create a coaxial assembly. The resulting structure exhibits exceptional stretchability compared to conventional coaxial transmission lines. The mechanical properties of the supporting elastomer and the fluidic properties of the conductors ensure that the characteristic impedance of the transmission line is maintained while stretched. As a result, the system is well suited for applications requiring durable transmission lines and tunable phase shifters (or time-delay lines). A prototype fluidic coaxial structure is characterized that consists of eutectic gallium indium (EGaIn) encased in an elastomeric poly-styrene-(ethylene-co-butylene)-styrene (SEBS). (c) 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 56:1459-1462, 2014
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页码:1459 / 1462
页数:4
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