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Nanoantennas design for THz communication: material selection and performance enhancement

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Christos Liaskos,

Ian F. Akyildiz,

Andreas PitsillidesAuthors Info & Claims

NanoCom '20: Proceedings of the 7th ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication

Article No.: 16, Pages 1 - 6

https://doi.org/10.1145/3411295.3411312

Published: 07 October 2020 Publication History

Abstract

In the development of terahertz (THz) communication systems, the nanoantenna is the most significant component. Especially, the focus is to design highly directive antennas, because it enhances the performance of the overall system by compensating the large path loss at THz and thus improves the signal-to-noise ratio. This paper presents suitable material for nanoantenna design and the advancement in their performance for THz communications. Copper, Graphene, and carbon nanotube materials are used as promising candidates for nanoantenna design. The performance of nanoantennas is carried out by analyzing the properties and behavior of the material at THz. Results show that the Graphene nanoantenna provides better performance in terms of miniaturization, directivity, and radiation efficiency. Further, the performance enhancement of the nanoantenna at THz is studied by dynamically adjusting the surface conductivity via the chemical potential of Graphene using the electric field effect. The performance of the nanoantenna is enhanced in terms of high miniaturization, high directivity, low reflection, frequency reconfiguration, and stable impedance. The THz nanoantennas using Graphene have the potential to be used for THz communication systems. In view of the smart THz wireless environment; this paper finally presents a THz Hypersurface using Graphene meta-atoms. The user-side Graphene nanoantennas and environment-side Graphene Hypersurface can build a promising smart THz wireless environment.

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Yin WShen ZLi SZhang LChen X(2021)A Three-Dimensional Dual-Band Terahertz Perfect Absorber as a Highly Sensitive SensorFrontiers in Physics10.3389/fphy.2021.6652809Online publication date: 23-Apr-2021
https://doi.org/10.3389/fphy.2021.665280
Sarieddeen HAlouini MAl-Naffouri T(2021)An Overview of Signal Processing Techniques for Terahertz CommunicationsProceedings of the IEEE10.1109/JPROC.2021.3100811109:10(1628-1665)Online publication date: Oct-2021
https://doi.org/10.1109/JPROC.2021.3100811

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