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Substrate constructed by an array of split ring resonators for a THz planar antenna

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Metamaterials are artificial materials offering unique properties which render them useful for various applications. In the present paper, we examine whether it is possible to design a split ring resonators’ (SRRs) based metamaterial substrate for enhancing the performance of planar antennas operating at THz frequencies. Initially, the radiating characteristics of a simple rectangular patch antenna over two well-known SRR substrates are studied. The yielded results are then compared to those of two novel designs of metamaterial antenna substrate with SRRs of decreasing size which are proposed to improve the antenna’s performance.

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The present work was supported by the Broadcom Foundation.

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    Maria Koutsoupidou, Irene S. Karanasiou & Nikolaos Uzunoglu

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Koutsoupidou, M., Karanasiou, I.S. & Uzunoglu, N. Substrate constructed by an array of split ring resonators for a THz planar antenna. J Comput Electron 13, 593–598 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10825-014-0575-y

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