High-Performance 50μm Silicon-Based On-Chip Antenna with High Port-To-Port Isolation Implemented by Metamaterial and SIW Concepts for THz Integrated Systems

Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad; Virdee, Bal S.; See, Chan; Abd-Alhameed, Raed; Falcone, Francisco; Limiti, Ernesto

Abstract

A novel 50μm Silicon-based on-chip antenna is presented that combines metamaterial (MTM) and substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) technologies for integration in THz circuits operating from 0.28 to 0.30 THz. The antenna structure comprises a square patch antenna implemented on a Silicon substrate with a ground-plane. Embedded diagonally in the patch are two T-shaped slots and the edges of the patch is short-circuited to the ground-plane with metal vias, which convert the structure into a substrate integrated waveguide. This structure reduces loss resulting from surface waves and Silicon dielectric substrate. The modes in the structure can be excited through two coaxial ports connected to the patch from the underside of the Silicon substrate. The proposed antenna structure is essentially transformed to exhibit metamaterial properties by realizing two T-shaped slots, which enlarges the effective aperture area of the miniature antenna and significantly enhances its impedance bandwidth and radiation characteristics between 0.28 THz to 0.3 THz. It has an average gain and efficiency of 4.5dBi and 65%, respectively. In addition, it is a self-isolated structure with high isolation of better than 30dB between the two ports. The on-chip antenna has dimensions of 800×800×60 μm³.

Citation

Alibakhshikenari, M., Virdee, B. S., See, C., Abd-Alhameed, R., Falcone, F., & Limiti, E. (2019). High-Performance 50μm Silicon-Based On-Chip Antenna with High Port-To-Port Isolation Implemented by Metamaterial and SIW Concepts for THz Integrated Systems. In 2019 Thirteenth International Congress on Artificial Materials for Novel Wave Phenomena (Metamaterials). https://doi.org/10.1109/MetaMaterials.2019.8900874

• Conference Name: 13th International Congress on Artificial Materials for Novel Wave Phenomena – Metamaterials
• Conference Location: Rome, Italy
• Start Date: Sep 16, 2019
• End Date: Sep 21, 2019
• Acceptance Date: Jun 7, 2019
• Online Publication Date: Nov 14, 2019
• Publication Date: Nov 18, 2019
• Deposit Date: Nov 21, 2019
• Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• Book Title: 2019 Thirteenth International Congress on Artificial Materials for Novel Wave Phenomena (Metamaterials)
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/MetaMaterials.2019.8900874
• Keywords: Silicon-Based On-Chip Antenna; metamaterial (MTM); substrate integrated waveguide (SIW)
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2336158
• Related Public URLs: https://congress2019.metamorphose-vi.org/index.php/dates