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Journal of Computational Electronics
Published in: Journal of Computational Electronics 1/2020

17-10-2019

Enhancement of the frequency peak of terahertz photoconductive antennas using metamaterial (MTM) superstrate structures

Authors: Amir Alizadeh, Majid Nazeri, Ahmad Sajedi Bidgoli

Published in: Journal of Computational Electronics | Issue 1/2020

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Abstract

A new design based on a metamaterial superstrate structure for THz photoconductive antennas is reported herein. To enhance the THz output frequency peaks, the use of metamaterials on THz photoconductive antennas is proposed, and simulated by using the CST Microwave Studio software. Use of such a metamaterial superstrate structure over the electrodes of an antenna leads to an enhancement of the frequency peak from 0.8 to 1.3 THz.
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Metadata
Title
Enhancement of the frequency peak of terahertz photoconductive antennas using metamaterial (MTM) superstrate structures
Authors
Amir Alizadeh
Majid Nazeri
Ahmad Sajedi Bidgoli
Publication date
17-10-2019
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Computational Electronics / Issue 1/2020
Print ISSN: 1569-8025
Electronic ISSN: 1572-8137
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10825-019-01407-2

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