Gain and phase control in a graphene-loaded reconfigurable antenna

Abstract

We propose a reconfigurable scheme consisting of an antenna loaded by a CVD graphene capacitor. We show how the gated-graphene can actively control the antenna gain by about 2–3 dB and the phase of far-field electric field by about 45°. The proposed idea could be efficiently adapted to antennas with different geometries and operating frequencies becoming transparent with respect to antenna technologies. We believe that these results clear a path toward graphene-based antenna systems for reconfigurable and smart telecommunication systems.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Sep 23, 2019
Source ID
10.1063/1.5111868

Entities

People

  • Antonella D'orazio
  • Charles M. Bowden
  • Dario Laneve
  • Francesco Prudenzano
  • Giovanni Bruno
  • Giuseppe Valerio Bianco
  • Marco Grande
  • Michael Scalora
  • Pio Capezzuto
  • Vincenzo Petruzzelli

Organizations

  • Polytechnic University of Bari

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Nanocomposite Materials Science
  • Phased Array Antenna Design.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene