• 文献标题:   Equivalent Resonant Circuit Modeling of a Graphene-Based Bowtie Antenna
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   ZHANG B, ZHANG JW, LIU CG, WU ZP, HE DP
  • 作者关键词:   equivalent circuit, graphene antenna, thz antenna
  • 出版物名称:   ELECTRONICS
  • ISSN:   2079-9292
  • 通讯作者地址:   Wuhan Univ Technol
  • 被引频次:   1
  • DOI:   10.3390/electronics7110285
  • 出版年:   2018

▎ 摘  要

The resonance performance analysis of graphene antennas is a challenging problem for full-wave electromagnetic simulators due to the trade-off between the computer resource and the accuracy of results. In this paper, an equivalent circuit model is presented to provide a concise and fast way to analyze the graphene-based THz bowtie antenna. Based on the simulated results of the frequency responses of the antenna, a suitable equivalent circuit of Resistor-Inductor-Capacitor (RLC) series is proposed to describe the antenna. Then the RLC parameters are extracted by considering the graphene bowtie antenna as a one-port resonator. Parametric analyses, including chemical potential, arm length, relaxation time, and substrate thickness, are presented based on the proposed equivalent circuit model. Antenna input resistance R is a significant parameter in this model. Validation is performed by comparing the calculated R values with the ones from full-wave simulation. By applying different parameters to the graphene bowtie antenna, a set of R, L, and C values are obtained and analyzed comprehensively. A very good agreement is observed between the equivalent model and the numerical simulation. This work sheds light on the graphene-based bowtie antenna's initial design and paves the way for future research and applications.