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Radiation Properties of Carbon Nanotubes Antenna at Terahertz/Infrared Range

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The geometric structure and the terahertz/infrared radiation characteristics of carbon nanotubes dipole antenna arrays have been investigated by CST MICROWAVE STUDIO based on finite integral methods. In terahertz and infrared frequency span, the antenna properties such as electrical field distributions, scattering parameters, standing wave ratio, gain, and two dimension directivity patterns are discussed. Our results show that N × N antenna arrays have higher radiation efficiency than single carbon nanotube dipole antenna.

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The work performed by Q. Wu was partially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (60571026), and work by W. Shi was partially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (10396160).

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  1. Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin, 150080, People’s Republic of China

    Yue Wang, Xunjun He & Tailong Gui

  2. Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, People’s Republic of China

    Qun Wu

  3. Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an, 710048, People’s Republic of China

    Yue Wang, Wei Shi & Xiaofang Sun

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Wang, Y., Wu, Q., Shi, W. et al. Radiation Properties of Carbon Nanotubes Antenna at Terahertz/Infrared Range. Int J Infrared Milli Waves 29, 35–42 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10762-007-9306-9

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