Lightweight, Durable Army Antennas Using Carbon Nanotube Technology

Abstract

The application of carbon nanotube (CNT) materials to produce lightweight, flexible, and durable alternatives to existing and future Army antenna designs is explored through fabrication and measurement of a variety of CNT thread and sheet antenna designs. A variety of CNT thread/rope dipole and loop antennas are fabricated, measured, and compared with a standard copper dipole antenna. An aperture-coupled patch antenna composed of CNT sheet material, is fabricated, measured, and compared with a standard copper patch antenna. Finally, a meshed patch antenna composed of interwoven CNT threads is developed and simulated as a concept for a multifunctional communications antenna and reactive gas sensor.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA574004

Entities

People

  • Amir I. Zaghloul
  • Steven D. Keller

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antenna Radiation Patterns
  • Antennas
  • Bandwidth
  • Carbon Nanotubes
  • Chemical Vapor Deposition
  • Dipole Antennas
  • Fabrication
  • Frequency Shift
  • Fullerenes
  • Loop Antennas
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Measurement
  • Reactive Gases
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Standards
  • Three Dimensional

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Nanocomposite Materials Science