TY - GEN
T1 - Radio-Frequency properties of Teflon Amorphous Fluoropolymer deposited on gold CPW transmission lines
AU - Alstad, Jordan
AU - Franklin, Rhonda
AU - Renn, Michael
AU - Bourassa, Justin
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Advancements in Radio-Frequency (RF) technology are being used in interdisciplinary fields like biotechnology and biomedicine. Materials are needed that can serve multiple purposes. RF signals are being used to study biological systems, such as cells and bacteria, using integrated circuit fabrication techniques. These methods, however, are not always compatible with biological environments. This paper investigates the RF properties of Dupont Teflon Amorphous Fluoropolymer (Teflon AF) as masking film on gold coplanar waveguide (CPW) structures. The physical properties and the deposition method are discussed and data (45 MHz-50 GHz) on the reflection, transmission and effective permittivity is presented. Insertion loss change is less than 2% between coated and uncoated structures.
AB - Advancements in Radio-Frequency (RF) technology are being used in interdisciplinary fields like biotechnology and biomedicine. Materials are needed that can serve multiple purposes. RF signals are being used to study biological systems, such as cells and bacteria, using integrated circuit fabrication techniques. These methods, however, are not always compatible with biological environments. This paper investigates the RF properties of Dupont Teflon Amorphous Fluoropolymer (Teflon AF) as masking film on gold coplanar waveguide (CPW) structures. The physical properties and the deposition method are discussed and data (45 MHz-50 GHz) on the reflection, transmission and effective permittivity is presented. Insertion loss change is less than 2% between coated and uncoated structures.
KW - Teflon AF
KW - coplanar waveguide
KW - effective permittivity
KW - transmission line
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U2 - 10.1109/WAMICON.2012.6208458
DO - 10.1109/WAMICON.2012.6208458
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84863621037
SN - 9781467301299
T3 - 2012 IEEE 13th Annual Wireless and Microwave Technology Conference, WAMICON 2012
BT - 2012 IEEE 13th Annual Wireless and Microwave Technology Conference, WAMICON 2012
T2 - 2012 IEEE 13th Annual Wireless and Microwave Technology Conference, WAMICON 2012
Y2 - 15 April 2012 through 17 April 2012
ER -