• Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves
  • Vol. 39, Issue 1, 39 (2020)
Wen-Long YAO, Xu-Guang GUO*, Yi-Ming ZHU, and Ping LI
Author Affiliations
  • Shanghai Key Lab of Modern Optical Systems, Terahertz Technology Innovation Research Institute, and Engineering Research Center of Optical Instrument and System, Ministry of Education, University of Shanghai for Saence and Technology, Shanghai200093,China
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    DOI: 10.11972/j.issn.1001-9014.2020.01.007 Cite this Article
    Wen-Long YAO, Xu-Guang GUO, Yi-Ming ZHU, Ping LI. Terahertz beam reconfigurable micro-strip Quasi-Yagi-Uda antenna based on monolayer graphene[J]. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2020, 39(1): 39 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic of the proposed antenna and the basic performance parameters, (a) Top view, (b) Side view, (c) Reflection coefficient S11, and (d) Simulated radiation patterns in E-plane for the two working states of the antenna (states 1 and 2 for the cases of unbiased and biased)
    Fig. 1. Schematic of the proposed antenna and the basic performance parameters, (a) Top view, (b) Side view, (c) Reflection coefficient S11, and (d) Simulated radiation patterns in E-plane for the two working states of the antenna (states 1 and 2 for the cases of unbiased and biased)
    (a) Schematic of the antenna with two groups of directors, (b)Reflection coefficient S11, (c) E-plane radiation pattern and (d) θ=60° plane radiation pattern of the proposed antenna operating at different states.
    Fig. 2. (a) Schematic of the antenna with two groups of directors, (b)Reflection coefficient S11, (c) E-plane radiation pattern and (d) θ=60° plane radiation pattern of the proposed antenna operating at different states.
    (a) Structure of the antenna with three groups of directors, (b) Reflection coefficient S11 of the proposed antenna operating at different states, (c) E-plane radiation pattern, and (d) Radiation pattern in θ=60° plane
    Fig. 3. (a) Structure of the antenna with three groups of directors, (b) Reflection coefficient S11 of the proposed antenna operating at different states, (c) E-plane radiation pattern, and (d) Radiation pattern in θ=60° plane
    (a-1)~(a-4) and (b-1)~(b-4), 3D radiation patterns in different planes.(c-1)~(c-4) Surface current (Js) distributions for the proposed antenna in different working states. (a-1), (b-1), and (c-1) for state 1; (a-2), (b-2), and (c-2) for state 2; (a-3), (b-3), and (c-3) for state 3; (a-4), (b-4), and (c-4) for state 6.
    Fig. 4. (a-1)~(a-4) and (b-1)~(b-4), 3D radiation patterns in different planes.(c-1)~(c-4) Surface current (Js) distributions for the proposed antenna in different working states. (a-1), (b-1), and (c-1) for state 1; (a-2), (b-2), and (c-2) for state 2; (a-3), (b-3), and (c-3) for state 3; (a-4), (b-4), and (c-4) for state 6.
    (a) and (b) Radiation patterns of antenna proposed in Section 2.2, (a) With different electron relaxation times in graphene, (b) With and without p-doped silicon strips,(c) and (d) Radiation patterns of antenna proposed in section 2.1, (c) With different bias voltages applied to the graphene-patch directors, and (d) With graphene-patch directors with µc=0 eV and without graphene-patch directors.
    Fig. 5. (a) and (b) Radiation patterns of antenna proposed in Section 2.2, (a) With different electron relaxation times in graphene, (b) With and without p-doped silicon strips,(c) and (d) Radiation patterns of antenna proposed in section 2.1, (c) With different bias voltages applied to the graphene-patch directors, and (d) With graphene-patch directors with µc=0 eV and without graphene-patch directors.
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    Table 1. Antenna parameters (units: µm)
    Working state of antenna123456
    Return loss (dB)-36-32-43-32-36-44
    Voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR)1.031.121.011.121.031.01
    -10 dB bandwidth9%12%8%12%8%14%
    Angle of main lobe (φ150°110°90°60°30°90°
    Gain (dB)6.67.88.77.86.67.5
    Radiation efficiency85%90%85%90%85%96%
    Table 2. Antenna performance
    Wen-Long YAO, Xu-Guang GUO, Yi-Ming ZHU, Ping LI. Terahertz beam reconfigurable micro-strip Quasi-Yagi-Uda antenna based on monolayer graphene[J]. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2020, 39(1): 39
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