Compact and low-profile on-chip antenna using underside electromagnetic coupling mechanism for terahertz front-end transceivers

Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Virdee, Bal Singh, Althuwayb, Ayman Abdulhadi, Mariyanayagam, Dion and Limiti, Ernesto (2021) Compact and low-profile on-chip antenna using underside electromagnetic coupling mechanism for terahertz front-end transceivers. Electronics, 10 (1264). pp. 1-7. ISSN 2079-9292

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Abstract / Description

The results presented in this paper show that by employing a combination of metasurface and substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) technologies, we can realize a compact and low-profile antenna that overcomes the drawbacks of narrow-bandwidth and low-radiation properties encountered by terahertz antennas on-chip (AoC). In addition, an effective RF cross-shaped feed structure is used to excite the antenna from its underside by coupling, electromagnetically, RF energy through the multi-layered antenna structure. The feed mechanism facilitates integration with the integrated circuits. The proposed antenna is constructed from five stacked layers, comprising metal–silicon–metal–silicon–metal. The dimensions of the AoC are 1×1×0.265 mm3. The AoC is shown to have an impedance match, radiation gain and efficiency of ≤ −15 dB, 8.5 dBi and 67.5%, respectively, over a frequency range of 0.20–0.22 THz. The results show that the proposed AoC design is viable for terahertz front-end applications.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: antenna on-chip (AoC); metasurface; substrate integrated waveguide (SIW); terahertz (THz); electromagnetic (EM) coupling; feeding mechanism; RF front-end
Subjects: 600 Technology > 620 Engineering & allied operations
Department: School of Computing and Digital Media
Depositing User: Bal Virdee
Date Deposited: 26 May 2021 08:44
Last Modified: 26 May 2021 08:49
URI: https://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/id/eprint/6705

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