10x Improvement of Power Transmission over Free Space Using Integrated Antennas on Silicon Substrates

Abstract

This paper reports the techniques for improving the characteristics of integrated antennas fabricated on silicon substrates for communications over air. Using these, the pair gain (Ga) of antennas on 20-Omega-cm substrates has been improved by ~10x over the previously reported result. Lastly, the possibility of realizing single chip radios with integrated antennas for communication over air is suggested by picking up, amplifying, and frequency dividing a 15-GHz sine wave transmitted from a 2-mm long on-chip antenna located 40 cm away using a packaged clock receiver with a 2-mm long on-chip zigzag antenna.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA467511

Entities

People

  • Jason Branch
  • Jau-jr Lin
  • Joe E. Brewer
  • Kenneth K. 0
  • Ran Li
  • Xiaoling Guo

Organizations

  • University of Florida

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • 5G Wireless Networks
  • Antenna Radiation Patterns
  • Antennas
  • Circuits
  • Communication Networks
  • Dipole Antennas
  • Dipoles
  • Engineering
  • Frequency
  • Integrated Circuits
  • Microwave Integrated Circuits
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Patterns
  • Signal Generators
  • Substrates
  • Transmitters
  • Transmitting

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space