Title :
Monopole antenna based on carbon nanotubes
Author :
Brun, C. ; Franck, Pierre ; Coquet, P. ; Baillargeat, Dominique ; Tay, B.K.
Author_Institution :
CINTRA, NTU, Singapore, Singapore
Abstract :
A millimeter-wave monopole antenna model is presented in this paper. A size reduction of the quarter-wavelength antenna is demonstrated using the carbon nanotube quantum effects and more precisely its kinetic inductance to low down the propagation velocity through the tube. This 3-D approach offers a high potential of compactness for the increase of frequency at the W-band and above. A comparison of performance with existing monopole antenna made by gold will be done.
Keywords :
carbon nanotubes; monopole antennas; carbon nanotube quantum effects; kinetic inductance; millimeter wave monopole antenna model; monopole antenna; propagation velocity; quarter wavelength antenna; Antennas; Carbon nanotubes; Conductivity; Electron tubes; Gold; Resistance; CNT; model; monopole antenna;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest (IMS), 2013 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-6177-4
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.2013.6697482
