About this Research Topic
Millimeter-wave (1-10 mm, 30-300 GHz) and THz-wave (0.1-10 THz) have high-bandwidth data transfer capacity. Therefore, they are critical for wireless 5G/6G communication and ultra-high definition (UHD) video streaming. They can be used for; objective detection in autopilot because of the good directivity, security scan and medical image because they are safer than Xray, and even medical therapy like cancer treatment. Therefore, tiny antennas through microfabrication are required for mm-wave and THz-wave with short wave length (0.03-3 mm) in such wide applications. In addition the application of internet of things (IoT), wearable electronics and implantable devices, have strict size limitations. At the same time, the frequency tuning and modification of radiation properties can be achieved through reconfigurable tiny antennas with micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) technologies. Thus, microfabricated and MEMS antennas are very important for future communication, sensing, and medical diagnosis.
The goal is to explore the frontier of microfabricated and MEMS antennas for portable and wearable electronics, implantable medical devices, autopilot technologies, internet of things (IoT), and cyber physical systems (CPS) with but not limited to millimeter-wave and THz-wave communication and sensing. The collection of the latest study on microfabricated and MEMS antennas, showing the audience state-of-the art design, advanced and solid modeling method,
novel fabrication processes, cutting edge characterization method and results, and wide applications, will not only contribute new knowledge to science and engineering community but also contribute new product and applications ideas to the whole industry and society.
The Scope of this collection includes, but is not limited to:
- Exploration and understanding of theory, modeling, fabrication, measurement, and applications of microwave/millimeter-wave devices.
- The study of microwave, millimeter, and terahertz wave passive components/devices used in communication, radar, and other systems.
- Investigation of memristive tunable/reconfigurable microwave and millimeter-wave circuits.
- Development and application of multifunctional filtering power dividers/baluns/couplers/antennas.
- Research and improvement of optimization techniques used in designing RF/microwave filters and multi-mode resonators.
- Examination of wideband and multiband antennas, reconfigurable antennas, tunable antennas, and diversity antennas within the context of technology like MIMO.
- Discovery and evaluation of novel materials and fabrication techniques for antennas and filters.
The goal is to explore the frontier of microfabricated and MEMS antennas for portable and wearable electronics, implantable medical devices, autopilot technologies, internet of things (IoT), and cyber physical systems (CPS) with but not limited to millimeter-wave and THz-wave communication and sensing. The collection of the latest study on microfabricated and MEMS antennas, showing the audience state-of-the art design, advanced and solid modeling method,
novel fabrication processes, cutting edge characterization method and results, and wide applications, will not only contribute new knowledge to science and engineering community but also contribute new product and applications ideas to the whole industry and society.
The Scope of this collection includes, but is not limited to:
- Exploration and understanding of theory, modeling, fabrication, measurement, and applications of microwave/millimeter-wave devices.
- The study of microwave, millimeter, and terahertz wave passive components/devices used in communication, radar, and other systems.
- Investigation of memristive tunable/reconfigurable microwave and millimeter-wave circuits.
- Development and application of multifunctional filtering power dividers/baluns/couplers/antennas.
- Research and improvement of optimization techniques used in designing RF/microwave filters and multi-mode resonators.
- Examination of wideband and multiband antennas, reconfigurable antennas, tunable antennas, and diversity antennas within the context of technology like MIMO.
- Discovery and evaluation of novel materials and fabrication techniques for antennas and filters.
Keywords: MEMS, Antennas, Microfabrication
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