Impedance Matching at THz Frequencies: Optimizing Power Transfer in Rectennas

David Etor; Linzi E. Dodd; David Wood; Claudio Balocco

doi:10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2015.7327776

Impedance Matching at THz Frequencies: Optimizing Power Transfer in Rectennas

David Etor, Linzi E. Dodd, David Wood, Claudio Balocco

Mathematics, Physics and Electrical Engineering

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A simple and elegant method for matching the impedance of a typical THz self-complementary bowtie antenna to the high-impedance of a nanodiode is proposed. Two twin-lead balanced lines emerging from the antenna feed-point are used to connect the diode, correct for the reactive component of the antenna impedance and compensate the parasitic capacitance of the diode. Numerical simulations considering a model rectenna with a metal-insulator-metal diode showed that impedances up to several kΩ can be effectively matched.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2015 40th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz waves (IRMMW-THz)
Publisher	IEEE
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-4799-8272-1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2015.7327776
Publication status	Published - Aug 2015

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Name	2015 40TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INFRARED, MILLIMETER AND TERAHERTZ WAVES (IRMMW-THZ)
ISSN (Print)	2162-2027

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Conduction mechanisms in metal/self-assembled monolayer/metal junction
Etor, D., Dodd, L. E., Balocco, C. & Wood, D., 26 Jun 2019, In: Micro and Nano Letters. 14, 7, p. 808-811
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Etor, D., Dodd, L. E., Wood, D., & Balocco, C. (2015). Impedance Matching at THz Frequencies: Optimizing Power Transfer in Rectennas. In 2015 40th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz waves (IRMMW-THz) (2015 40TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INFRARED, MILLIMETER AND TERAHERTZ WAVES (IRMMW-THZ)). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2015.7327776

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