On the Moisture-Resilience of On-Body Surface Wave Single Wire Transmission Lines (SWTLs)
On the Moisture-Resilience of On-Body Surface Wave Single Wire Transmission Lines (SWTLs)
Radio Frequency (RF) surface wave transmission lines support low-loss on-body propagation, and have recently attracted significant interest for wearables. In this work, the effect of fabric moisture absoption on a surface-wave textile Single Wire Transmission Line (SWTL) is analyzed in the Ultra High-Frequency (UHF) spectrum from 0.5 to 4 GHz. It is shown that moisture can increase the losses (in dB) by four-fold. The42 cm SWTL maintains an insertion loss around 15 dB up to at 2.4 GHz, when the substrate is covered fully in water. The measured response is compared to a printed textile micro strip line; the surface-wave SWTL exhibits a more linear response to the moisture content indicating its suitability for RF moisture sensing applications.
SWTL, surface wave, surface wave transmission lines, antennas, textiles, low-loss, wearable waveguide, textile waveguide, single wire transmission line, wearable antenna, on-body communication, moisture, humidity, antenna moisture, losses, insertion loss, wireless sensors, antenna sensors, microwave sensors, moisture sensors
Wagih, Mahmoud
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Wagih, Mahmoud
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Wagih, Mahmoud
(2022)
On the Moisture-Resilience of On-Body Surface Wave Single Wire Transmission Lines (SWTLs).
In 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting.
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Abstract
Radio Frequency (RF) surface wave transmission lines support low-loss on-body propagation, and have recently attracted significant interest for wearables. In this work, the effect of fabric moisture absoption on a surface-wave textile Single Wire Transmission Line (SWTL) is analyzed in the Ultra High-Frequency (UHF) spectrum from 0.5 to 4 GHz. It is shown that moisture can increase the losses (in dB) by four-fold. The42 cm SWTL maintains an insertion loss around 15 dB up to at 2.4 GHz, when the substrate is covered fully in water. The measured response is compared to a printed textile micro strip line; the surface-wave SWTL exhibits a more linear response to the moisture content indicating its suitability for RF moisture sensing applications.
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Accepted/In Press date: 24 March 2022
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2022 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting, , Denver, United States, 2022-07-10 - 2022-07-15
Keywords:
SWTL, surface wave, surface wave transmission lines, antennas, textiles, low-loss, wearable waveguide, textile waveguide, single wire transmission line, wearable antenna, on-body communication, moisture, humidity, antenna moisture, losses, insertion loss, wireless sensors, antenna sensors, microwave sensors, moisture sensors
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/456799
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Mahmoud Wagih
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