Dual-band THz antenna with SNG loads for biosensing and early skin cancer detection with Fano response: A numerical study

2021 ◽  
pp. 146442072110306
Author(s):  
Shima Poorgholam-Khanjari ◽  
Ferdows B Zarrabi
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Detection ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Quartz Substrate ◽  
Ground Plane ◽  
The Body ◽  
Dual Band ◽  
Total Size ◽  
Sensing Applications ◽  
Dual Band Antenna ◽  
Thz Antenna

THz spectrum is one of the safest areas of light for the body which can be considered in biomedical sensing applications in the human body and can be utilized for high sensitivity detection. In this paper, a THz antenna with a single negative (SNG) load is developed for early cancer detection application. The SNG load is useful to increase the gain and efficiency of the antenna. The primary antenna has a circular slot on the ground plane. Metamaterial element is placed on the cylindrical dielectric. The total size of the antenna is 400 × 400 μm 2 and the loss-less quartz substrate is used to design the proposed antenna. In addition, the SNG load provides dual-band characteristics, and the proposed antenna covers 0.85 and 1 THz with high directivity and efficiency which is more than 90%. The achieved results proved that the antenna has higher sensitivity at a lower frequency. Moreover, we showed the proposed dual-band antenna can be used to increase the sensing accuracy of the device to detect the progress of cancer in a specific sample.

scholarly journals Aerodynamics of an aerofoil in transonic ground effect: numerical study at full-scale Reynolds numbers

2012 ◽  
Vol 116 (1178) ◽  
pp. 407-430 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Doig ◽  
T. J. Barber ◽  
A. J. Neely ◽  
D. D. Myre
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Study ◽  
Ground Plane ◽  
Ground Effect ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Lower Surface ◽  
Aerodynamic Performance ◽  
The Body ◽  
Aerodynamic Efficiency ◽  
Critical Mach Number ◽  
Positive Effects

Abstract The potential positive effects of ground proximity on the aerodynamic performance of a wing or aerofoil have long been established, but at transonic speeds the formation of shock waves between the body and the ground plane would have significant consequences. A numerical study of the aerodynamics of an RAE2822 aerofoil section in ground effect flight was conducted at freestream Mach numbers from 0·5 to 0·9, at a range of ground clearances and angles of incidence. It was found that in general the aerofoil’s lifting capability was still improved with decreasing ground clearance up until the point at which a lower surface shock wave formed (most commonly at the lowest clearances). The critical Mach number for the section was reached considerably earlier in ground effect than it would be in freestream, and the buffet boundary was therefore also reached at an earlier stage. The flowfields observed were relatively sensitive to changes in any given variable, and the lower surface shock had a destabilising effect on the pitching characteristics of the wing, indicating that sudden changes in both altitude and attitude would be experienced during sustained transonic flight close to the ground plane. Since ground proximity hastens the lower surface shock formation, no gain in aerodynamic efficiency can be gained by flying in ground effect once that shock is present.

scholarly journals Compact Dual-Band Antenna with Paired L-Shape Slots for On- and Off-Body Wireless Communication

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (23) ◽  
pp. 7953
Author(s):  
Sarosh Ahmad ◽  
Adnan Ghaffar ◽  
Niamat Hussain ◽  
Nam Kim
Keyword(s):  
Frequency Band ◽  
Patch Antenna ◽  
Specific Absorption Rate ◽  
Ground Plane ◽  
Dual Band ◽  
Physical Layers ◽  
Dual Band Antenna ◽  
Lower Frequency Band ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact

A simple dual-band patch antenna with paired L-shap slots for on- and off-body communications has been presented in this article. The proposed antenna resonates in the industrial, scientific, and medical (ISM) band at two different frequencies, at 2.45 GHz and 5.8 GHz. At the lower frequency band, the antenna’s radiation pattern is broadsided directional, whereas it is omni-directional at the higher frequency band. The efficiency and performance of the proposed antenna under the influence of the physical body are improved, and the specific absorption rate (SAR) value is significantly reduced by creating a full ground plane behind the substrate. The substrate’s material is FR-4, the thickness of which is 1.6 mm and it has a loss tangent of tanδ = 0.02. The overall size of the proposed design is 40 mm × 30 mm × 1.6 mm. Physical phantoms, such as skin, fat and muscle, are used to evaluate the impact of physical layers at 2.45 GHz and 5.8 GHz. The SAR values are assessed and found to be 0.19 W/kg and 1.18 W/kg at 2.45 GHz and 5.8 GHz, respectively, over 1 gram of mass tissue. The acquired results indicate that this antenna can be used for future on- and off-body communications and wireless services.

scholarly journals Miniature Slotted Semi-Circular Dual-Band Antenna for WiMAX and WLAN Applications

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-124
Author(s):  
Dhirgham Kamal Naji
Keyword(s):  
Coplanar Waveguide ◽  
Ground Plane ◽  
Dual Band ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Order Mode ◽  
Circular Patch ◽  
Area Reduction ◽  
Antenna Miniaturization ◽  
Dual Band Antenna ◽  
Simple Geometry

In this paper, a new approach is presented for designing a miniaturized microstrip patch antenna (MPA) for dual-band applications. The proposed MPA consists of a semi-circular patch radiator fed by a 50-Ω coplanar waveguide (CPW) structure with a tapered-ground plane for enhancing impedance bandwidth over the dual-band. By inserting a folded U-shaped slot into the semi-circular patch, the proposed antenna introduces an additional higher-order mode but does not modify the resonance frequency of the lower-order mode of the patch, yielding the desired dual-band response. For antenna miniaturization, the circular-shaped radiator of the reference antenna (RA) was converted into a semi-circular radiating patch. Agreement between CST and HFSS simulated results led us to manufacture a prototype of the designed antenna on one side of an inexpensive FR-4 substrate with an overall dimension of 17 × 18 × 0.8 mm<sup>3</sup>. The measured result in terms of reflection coefficient S11 confirms that the antenna operates in both 3.5 GHz (3.4–3.7 GHz) and 5.8 GHz (5.725–5.875 GHz) bands suitable for use in WiMAX and WLAN applications, respectively. Moreover, besides an area reduction of 32% compared with the RA counterpart, the proposed antenna has other features, a simple geometry, and is easy to manufacture in comparison with previously reported antenna structures.

Design of a Compact UWB Antenna Using Two Modified U-Shaped Slots for Satellite Frequency Rejection in C-Band and X-Band

2014 ◽  
Vol 538 ◽  
pp. 189-192
Author(s):  
Li Li ◽  
Zhang Zhuo Zhao ◽  
Xiao Li Yin
Keyword(s):  
Frequency Band ◽  
Ground Plane ◽  
Monopole Antenna ◽  
Dual Band ◽  
Uwb Antenna ◽  
Total Size ◽  
Compact Structure ◽  
X Band

A novel printed microstrip-fed monopole antenna with a dual band notched characteristic has been designed and analyzed. The antenna has a rather compact structure with total size of 18×12×1.6mm3. Band notched has been created by inserting slot on the radiating patch and on the microstrip. Wide impendence bandwidth is produced by modify the ground plane. Good radiation performance is achieved in the frequency band of 3 to over 13 GHz with dual band notched of 3.7-4.2 and 7.0-8.0 GHz.

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