Low-Profile Frequency Reconfigurable Graphene-Based Dipole Antennas Loaded with Wideband Metasurface for THz Applications

This article provides a comprehensive analysis of low-profile, frequency-reconfigurable graphene dipole antennas for THz applications. The antenna consists of two graphene patches to form the bow-tie dipole and the wideband artificial magnetic conductor (AMC). Frequency tuning has been introduced by changing the chemical potential of graphene. The AMC has been designed to operate from 2 to 3.4 THz with a +/- 90 degrees reflection phase bandwidth of 50.39%. Using AMC surface, the total profile of the antenna has been achieved up to 0.09 lambda(0) (where lambda(0) is free space wavelength) at the 0 degrees operating frequency of 2.5 THz. In another approach, a hybrid surface combination of AMC and PEC has been used instead of AMC surface to enhance the radiation performance by reducing unwanted current distribution. The input impedance of the proposed antennas is almost stable and well-matched to the impedance of the THz source.

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This article comprehensively analyzes low-profile, frequency-reconfigurable graphene dipole antennas for THz applications. The antenna is composed of two graphene patches that form a bow-tie dipole and a wideband artificial magnetic conductor (AMC). Frequency tuning is achieved by changing the chemical potential of graphene. The designed AMC operates from 2 to 3.4 THz with a +/- 90 degrees reflection phase bandwidth of 50.39%. By utilizing the AMC surface, the antenna achieves a total profile of up to 0.09 lambda(0) at the 0 degrees operating frequency of 2.5 THz. Another approach using a hybrid surface combination of AMC and PEC is employed to enhance radiation performance by reducing unwanted current distribution. The proposed antennas exhibit stable and well-matched input impedance to the THz source.