@inproceedings{8fae4b9500e44fb1abbe3fbd1314a8cb,
title = "Flexible bow-tie antennas with reduced metallization",
abstract = "This paper presents design, simulation, fabrication and measurement of a modified bow-tie antenna with reduced metallization. The antenna is mounted on a flexible substrate which is fabricated at the Flexible Display Center (FDC) of Arizona State University (ASU). The substrate is heat stabilized polyethylene naphthalate (PEN) which allows the antenna to be flexible. The antenna is fed by the aid of a microstrip-to-coplanar feed network balun. The reduction of the metallization is based on the observation that the majority of the current density is confined towards the edges of the regular bow-tie antenna. Hence, the centers of the triangular parts of the bow-tie antenna are removed. The radiation performance of the modified bow-tie is verified to be very close to the conventional bow-tie by simulations and measurements.",
keywords = "Bow-tie antenna, Broadband antenna, Flexible antenna, Heat stabilized PEN, Microstrip-to-coplanar feed network balun",
author = "Durgun, {Ahmet C.} and Reese, {Mark S.} and Constantine Balanis and Birtcher, {Craig R.} and David Allee and Sameer Venugopal",
year = "2011",
doi = "10.1109/RWS.2011.5725422",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9781424476855",
series = "2011 IEEE Radio and Wireless Week, RWW 2011 - 2011 IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium, RWS 2011",
pages = "50--53",
booktitle = "2011 IEEE Radio and Wireless Week, RWW 2011 - 2011 IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium, RWS 2011",
note = "2011 IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium, RWS 2011 ; Conference date: 16-01-2011 Through 19-01-2011",
}