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- Title
Analytical framework of small-gap photoconductive dipole antenna using equivalent circuit model.
- Authors
Malhotra, Isha; Thakur, Prabhat; Pandit, Shweta; Jha, Kumud; Singh, G.
- Abstract
A compact planar antenna sources with on-chip fabrication and high directivity in order to achieve large depth-of-field for better image resolution is the prospective demand for THz imaging application. Therefore, the small-gap photoconductive dipole antennas have been explored to fulfil such applications demand. However, there are certain modalities for improving the photoconductive dipole antenna performance which need to identify to accomplish high THz average radiated power and improved total efficiency. The unit-cell small-gap photoconductive dipole antenna radiation power enhancement methods need to optimize the design parameters with photoconductive material selection from theoretical simulation. Further, the potential improvement of coupling efficiency of THz wave with air as well as femto-second laser incident efficiency is also important parameters to enhance the radiation power of small-gap photoconductive dipole antenna. In this paper, we have presented an analytical procedure employing explicit mathematical expression leading to the physical behaviour of small-gap photoconductive dipole antenna. The effects of biased lines on the antenna performance parameters are discussed with the help of proposed equivalent circuit model. We have explored the effect of gap-size on the THz radiated power and on total radiation efficiency from the proposed photoconductive dipole antennas.
- Subjects
ANTENNAS (Electronics); PHOTOCONDUCTIVE cells; DIPOLE antennas; PARTICLE scattering functions; ELECTRONIC equipment; PLANAR antennas
- Publication
Optical & Quantum Electronics, 2017, Vol 49, Issue 10, p1
- ISSN
0306-8919
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11082-017-1175-4