• 文献标题:   Predicting Input Impedance and Efficiency of Graphene Reconfigurable Dipoles Using a Simple Circuit Model
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   TAMAGNONE M, PERRUISSEAUCARRIER J
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, infrared, reconfigurable antenna, sensing, terahertz
  • 出版物名称:   IEEE ANTENNAS WIRELESS PROPAGATION LETTERS
  • ISSN:   1536-1225 EI 1548-5757
  • 通讯作者地址:   Ecole Polytech Fed Lausanne
  • 被引频次:   17
  • DOI:   10.1109/LAWP.2014.2305400
  • 出版年:   2014

▎ 摘  要

An analytical circuit model able to predict the input impedance of reconfigurable graphene plasmonic dipoles is presented. A suitable definition of plasmonic characteristic impedance, employing natural currents, is used to for consistent modeling of the antenna-load connection in the circuit. In its purely analytical form, the model shows good agreement with full-wave simulations and explains the remarkable tuning properties of graphene antennas. Furthermore, using a single full-wave simulation and scaling laws, additional parasitic elements can be determined for a vast parametric space, leading to very accurate modeling. Finally, we also show that the modeling approach allows fair estimation of radiation efficiency as well. The approach also applies to thin plasmonic antennas realized using noble metals or semiconductors.