Broadband Antenna Design for Terahertz Communication Systems

This paper provides an overview of broadband terahertz antenna elements and arrays for integrated communication systems. The fundamental challenges of integrated on-chip and off-chip antenna design, the trade-offs between performance metrics, and the impact of interface between the chip and off-chip antennas are studied in detail. The limitations and benefits of various interface technologies are discussed. The deployment of printed circuit boards (PCB) and flexible printed circuits (FPC) technologies for implementation of efficient broadband antennas is compared against on-chip counterparts. As a proof of concept, an off-chip antenna for the 91-134 GHz is presented.

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This paper provides an overview of broadband terahertz antenna elements and arrays for integrated communication systems. The challenges and trade-offs of on-chip and off-chip antenna design, as well as the impact of chip-off-chip antenna interface, are studied. Various interface technologies are discussed, and the deployment of PCB and FPC technologies for efficient broadband antennas is compared with on-chip counterparts. An off-chip antenna for the 91-134 GHz band is presented as a proof of concept.