• 文献标题:   1-D reconfigurable graphene-strips leaky-wave antenna with different feeders for wide scanning angles
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   MALHAT HA, ELHENAWY AS, ZAINUDDEEN SH, ELSHALABY NA
  • 作者关键词:   feeder, graphene, leakywave antenna, periodic strip
  • 出版物名称:   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RF MICROWAVE COMPUTERAIDED ENGINEERING
  • ISSN:   1096-4290 EI 1099-047X
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  • 被引频次:   1
  • DOI:   10.1002/mmce.22683 EA APR 2021
  • 出版年:   2021

▎ 摘  要

This paper introduces electronic-beam switching graphene-strips leaky-wave antenna (GS-LWA) for THz wireless communications with different feeding structures. The antenna is constructed from graphene-strips printed on silicon oxide substrate with total dimensions of 1350 x 300 x 35 mu m(3). The graphene tunable conductivity is used to control the GSLWA radiated beam direction without changing its physical structure. A scanning range of 94 degrees (from -68 degrees to 26 degrees) is achieved at 2 THz using different codes. The effect of different plane wave launchers on the radiation characteristics of GS-LWA is investigated. A planar substrate integrated waveguide horn antenna as a plane wave launcher is designed. It introduces a peak gain of 18.2 dBi with a bandwidth of 21.95% and SLL of 10.6 dB. End-fire radiation from parabolic reflector is employed to launch plane-wave in the GS-LWA. A matching BW of 0.82 THz is achieved with peak gain of 18 dBi. A coplanar fed Yagi-Uda like structure element is studied using a single element and two elements array. The two elements array provided the highest matching of -40 dB over BW of 6% and gain of 16.5 dBi. Finally, tapered microstrip line is investigated. It introduced the lowest SLL -16.1 dB with a gain of 17.5 dBi and BW of 39.57% (from 1.5 to 2.24 THz). The selection of proper feeding structure depends on the required matching BW, peak radiated gain, and the lowest SLL. Full-wave analysis of the GS-LWA launched by different feeding methods is introduced.