A Novel 0.3-0.31 THz GaAs-Based Transceiver with On-Chip Slotted Metamaterial Antenna Based on SIW Technology

Research Output

This paper presents a novel on-chip antenna with fully integrated 0.3-0.31 THz transceiver implemented on 0.5μm GaAs substrate. The transceiver consists of a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO), a buffer, a modulator, a power amplifier, a frequency tripler, and an on-chip antenna. The proposed on-chip antenna design is based on metamaterial (MTM) slots and substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) technologies. The SIW antenna operates as a high-pass filter and an on-chip radiator to suppress the unwanted harmonics and radiate the desired signal, respectively. Dimensions of the on-chip antenna is 2×1×0.0006 mm3. The average radiation gain and efficiency of proposed on-chip antenna is >1.0 dBi and ~55%, respectively. The transceiver provides an average output power of -15 dBm over 0.3-0.31 THz, which is suitable for near-field active imaging applications at terahertz region.

Date:

19 March 2020
Publication Status:

Published
DOI:

10.1109/APMC46564.2019.9038371
Funders:

Edinburgh Napier Funded

http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/output/2161080 <p>Alibakhshikenari, M., Virdee, B. S., Hwang See, C., Abd-Alhameed, R., Falcone, F., & Limiti, E. (2020). A Novel 0.3-0.31 THz GaAs-Based Transceiver with On-Chip Slotted Metamaterial Antenna Based on SIW Technology. https://doi.org/10.1109/APMC46564.2019.9038371</p>

Citation

Alibakhshikenari, M., Virdee, B. S., Hwang See, C., Abd-Alhameed, R., Falcone, F., & Limiti, E. (2020). A Novel 0.3-0.31 THz GaAs-Based Transceiver with On-Chip Slotted Metamaterial Antenna Based on SIW Technology. https://doi.org/10.1109/APMC46564.2019.9038371