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DNA as an Electromagnetic Fractal Cavity Resonator: Its Universal Sensing and Fractal Antenna Behavior

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Soft Computing: Theories and Applications

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We report that 3D-A-DNA structure behaves as a fractal antenna, which can interact with the electromagnetic fields over a wide range of frequencies. Using the lattice details of human DNA, we have modeled radiation of DNA as a helical antenna. The DNA structure resonates with the electromagnetic waves at 34 GHz, with a positive gain of 1.7 dBi. We have also analyzed the role of three different lattice symmetries of DNA and the possibility of soliton-based energy transmission along the structure.

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J.E. Lugo thanks the magnetophotonics material SEP-PRODEP grant.

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  1. Amity School of Applied Science, Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

    P. Singh & K. Ray

  2. Visual Perception and Psychophysics Laboratory, School of Optometry, Universite de Montreal, Montreal, H3T 1P1, Canada

    R. Doti, J. E. Lugo & J. Faubert

  3. Manipal University, Jaipur, India

    S. Rawat

  4. Natural Products Chemistry Division, CSIR-North East Institute of Science & Technology, Jorhat, 785006, Assam, India

    S. Ghosh

  5. Advanced Key Technologies Division, Advanced Nano Characterization Center, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-2-1 Sengen, Tsukuba, 3050047, Japan

    A. Bandyopadhyay

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    Millie Pant

  2. Department of Physics, Amity School of Applied Sciences, Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

    Kanad Ray

  3. Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Amity School of Engineering and Technology, Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

    Tarun K. Sharma

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  5. Surface Characterization Group, NIMS, Nano Characterization Unit, Advanced Key Technologies Division, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

    Anirban Bandyopadhyay

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Singh, P. et al. (2018). DNA as an Electromagnetic Fractal Cavity Resonator: Its Universal Sensing and Fractal Antenna Behavior. In: Pant, M., Ray, K., Sharma, T., Rawat, S., Bandyopadhyay, A. (eds) Soft Computing: Theories and Applications. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 584. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5699-4_21

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