Study on on-chip antenna design based on metamaterial-inspired and substrate-integrated waveguide properties for millimetre-wave and THz integrated-circuit applications
| dc.contributor.author | Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad | |
| dc.contributor.author | Virdee, Bal S. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Althuwayb, Ayman Abdulhadi | |
| dc.contributor.author | Aïssa, Sonia | |
| dc.contributor.author | See, Chan H. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Abd-Alhameed, Raed | |
| dc.contributor.author | Falcone Lanas, Francisco | |
| dc.contributor.author | Limiti, Ernesto | |
| dc.contributor.department | Ingeniaritza Elektrikoa, Elektronikoaren eta Telekomunikazio Ingeniaritzaren | eu |
| dc.contributor.department | Institute of Smart Cities - ISC | en |
| dc.contributor.department | Ingeniería Eléctrica, Electrónica y de Comunicación | es_ES |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-06-21T10:03:34Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-06-21T10:03:34Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This paper presents the results of a study on improving the performance parameters such as the impedance bandwidth, radiation gain and efficiency, as well as suppressing substrate loss of an innovative antenna for on-chip implementation for millimetre-wave and terahertz integrated-circuits. This was achieved by using the metamaterial and the substrate-integrated waveguide (SIW) technologies. The on-chip antenna structure comprises five alternating layers of metallization and silicon. An array of circular radiation patches with metamaterial-inspired crossed-shaped slots are etched on the top metallization layer below which is a silicon layer whose bottom surface is metalized to create a ground plane. Implemented in the silicon layer below is a cavity above which is no ground plane. Underneath this silicon layer is where an open-ended microstrip feedline is located which is used to excite the antenna. The feed mechanism is based on the coupling of the electromagnetic energy from the bottom silicon layer to the top circular patches through the cavity. To suppress surface waves and reduce substrate loss, the SIW concept is applied at the top silicon layer by implementing the metallic via holes at the periphery of the structure that connect the top layer to the ground plane. The proposed on-chip antenna has an average measured radiation gain and efficiency of 6.9 dBi and 53%, respectively, over its operational frequency range from 0.285–0.325 THz. The proposed on-chip antenna has dimensions of 1.35 × 1 × 0.06 mm3. The antenna is shown to be viable for applications in millimetre-waves and terahertz integrated-circuits. © 2020, The Author(s). | en |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Open access funding provided by Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata within the CRUI-CARE Agreement. This work is partially supported by RTI2018-095499-B-C31, Funded by Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades, Gobierno de España (MCIU/AEI/FEDER, UE), innovation programme under grant agreement H2020-MSCA-ITN-2016 SECRET-722424 and the financial support from the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) under grant EP/E022936/1. | en |
| dc.format.extent | 12 p. | |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/s10762-020-00753-8 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1866-6892 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://academica-e.unavarra.es/handle/2454/40003 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en |
| dc.publisher | Springer | en |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (2021) 42:17–28 | en |
| dc.relation.projectID | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/European Commission/Horizon 2020 Framework Programme/722424/ | |
| dc.relation.projectID | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020/RTI2018-095499-B-C31/ES/ | |
| dc.relation.publisherversion | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10762-020-00753-8 | |
| dc.rights | © The Author(s) 2020. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. | en |
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| dc.subject | Antenna feed mechanism | en |
| dc.subject | Metamaterial (MTM) | en |
| dc.subject | Millimetre-waves (mm-waves) | en |
| dc.subject | On-chip antenna | en |
| dc.subject | Silicon process | en |
| dc.subject | Substrate-integrated waveguide (SIW) | en |
| dc.subject | Terahertz (THz) integrated circuits | en |
| dc.title | Study on on-chip antenna design based on metamaterial-inspired and substrate-integrated waveguide properties for millimetre-wave and THz integrated-circuit applications | en |
| dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | |
| dc.type.version | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | |
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