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Properties of Carbon Nanotube Optical Antennae

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The properties of carbon nanotube as optical antennae have been studied. The equation of current distribution on a single antenna has been obtained by using conventional transmission line theories. The re-radiation lobe pattern of a single antenna and an antenna arrays have been gained by computer simulation.

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  1. Department of Electronic Engineering, The Engineering and Technical College of Chengdu University of Technology, LeShan, 614007, People’s Republic of China

    Lan Ying

  2. School of Physical Electronics, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, People’s Republic of China

    Zeng Baoqing

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Ying, L., Baoqing, Z. Properties of Carbon Nanotube Optical Antennae. Int J Infrared Milli Waves 29, 990–996 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10762-008-9390-5

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