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Fishnet based metamaterial loaded THz patch antenna

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A fishnet based metamaterial (MTM) loaded rectangular microstrip patch antenna (RMPA) is proposed for THz applications. The negative refractive index of the MTM has been displayed at frequency range between 1.05 and 1.1 THz. This MTM can be used for improving the return loss, gain and radiation efficiency of RMPA. The return loss (S11), and gain are found as −57 and 3.57 dB, respectively. In addition, the bandwidth of −10 dB has been found as 8.2 %.

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The work reported here was carried out at Middle East Technical University–Northern Cyprus Campus (METU–NCC). It is supported by METU–NCC under the Grant No. BAP-FEN-15-D-3 and partly supported by TUBITAK (Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) under the Project No. 114F091.

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    Y. Denizhan Sirmaci, Cagdas K. Akin & Cumali Sabah

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This article is part of the Topical Collection on TERA-MIR: Materials, Generation, Detection and Applications.

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Sirmaci, Y.D., Akin, C.K. & Sabah, C. Fishnet based metamaterial loaded THz patch antenna. Opt Quant Electron 48, 168 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-016-0449-6

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