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Graphene-Based Spiral Nanoantenna for Intrabody Communication at Terahertz

Year: 2018

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: In this paper, a graphene-based spiral nanoantenna is proposed and investigated for intrabody communication at the Terahertz (THz) frequency band (0.1-10 THz). A spiral antenna configuration is adopted as it possesses various degrees of freedom and exhibits geometries that facilitate miniaturization, which is crucial for practical deployment of nanobiosensors. Graphene is used in the design of the spiral nanoantenna since it results in the excitation of plasmonic eigenmodes, which lead to strong resonances in the lower THz band. Full wave simulation of the proposed spiral nanoantenna is carried out by COMSOL Multiphysics, to obtain the nanoantenna parameters. The desirable features attained, along with its compact size and circularly polarized characteristic, make the proposed spiral antenna design suitable for intrabody nano-communication applications.

Source: IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting (AP-S/URSI)

DOI: 10.1109/apusncursinrsm.2018.8608890

Authors: Hadeel Elayan, Raed M. Shubair, Josep M. Jornet, Asimina Kiourti, Raj Mittra

Institutions: Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, State University of New York, The Ohio State University, University of Central Florida, King Abdulaziz University

Language: English

Topic: Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research

Subfield: Biomedical Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2910838281

FWCI: 2.734

Cites: 10

Cited by: 13

Related to: 10