Antenna Structure and Methods for Changing an Intrinsic Property of a Substrate Material of the Antenna Structure

A method performed by a computer system, the method comprising:

• determining a first magnitude of an electrical characteristic of an antenna structure, wherein the first magnitude is associated with forming an antenna element design into a substrate material using a laser operating using a first set of parameters;
• determining a difference between the first magnitude and a desired magnitude of the electrical characteristic of the antenna structure;
• determining a second set of parameters for operating the laser to control an intrinsic property of the substrate material at a first area of the substrate material to tune the electrical characteristic of the antenna structure to a second magnitude that is closer than the first magnitude to the desired magnitude.

An antenna structure comprising:

• a substrate material having laser etched therein an antenna element design, wherein the substrate material is characterized by an intrinsic dielectric constant;
• conductive material formed within the antenna element design;
• wherein the substrate material has further laser etched therein a first area that has a dielectric constant different than the intrinsic dielectric constant of the substrate material, and wherein the first area tunes a resonant frequency of the antenna structure to within a tolerance range of a desired resonant frequency.