Analysis of transmission line feed method for transparent conductor oxide materials based optical microstrip patch antennas design

作者：Rashed Ahmed Nabih Zaki^*; Sharshar Hamdy A

来源：Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials-Rapid Communications, 2012, 6(11-12): 980-987.

• Transparent conductor materials
• Transmission line feed method
• Antenna efficiency
• Visible region

This paper has presented transparent conductor oxide materials (TCOMs) based microstrip patch antennas with glass substrate and copper ground plane which have been deeply analyzed in the visible spectrum region in comparison with practical patch antenna model of indium tin oxide patch with glass substrate and different TCOMs based ground plane. As well as the study will analyze the effect of transparent oxide materials on patch antenna design instead of perfect conductor materials such as copper to be low cost and weight. The tradeoff between optical transparency and electrical conductivity will be evaluated for a range of visible regions. Microstrip transmission line feed method is used to predict the skin effects on a patch antenna and their impact on antenna efficiency, resonance frequency and optical transmission are also described. The assessment of these tradeoffs and effect of TCOMs parameters for antenna design.

• 出版日期2012-12