An alternative material for transparent antennas for commercial and medical applications

ABSTRACT For the last decade, optically transparent antennas have been a topic of research for applications ranging from satellite communication to window embedded telecommunications. The most common material used for transparent antennas has so far been Indium Tin Oxide (ITO). However, the long ter...

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Published inMicrowave and optical technology letters Vol. 59; no. 4; pp. 773 - 777
Main Authors Green, Ryan B., Toporkov, Mykyta, Ullah, M.D.B., Avrutin, Vitaliy, Ozgur, Umit, Morkoc, Hadis, Topsakal, Erdem
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.04.2017
Subjects
Antennas
Effectiveness
Gallium
gallium doped zinc‐oxide
Indium
Indium tin oxide
Lithosphere
Microwaves
planar dipole
Satellite communications
Shortages
thin film antenna
transparent antenna
transparent conductive oxide
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Summary:ABSTRACT For the last decade, optically transparent antennas have been a topic of research for applications ranging from satellite communication to window embedded telecommunications. The most common material used for transparent antennas has so far been Indium Tin Oxide (ITO). However, the long term availability of indium due to worldwide shortages and increasing prices is of great concern, necessitating the exploration of replacement materials. Among the most promising candidates is zinc oxide heavily doped with gallium (GZO), which can be produced in the form of thin films with conductivity comparable to that of ITO. In order to study the efficacy of GZO transparent antennas, a printed planar‐dipole antenna was designed and fabricated. The antenna operated in the 2.4 GHZ Industry science and measurement (ISM) band with a return loss of approximately 13 dB. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 59:773–777, 2017
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ISSN:0895-2477
1098-2760
DOI:10.1002/mop.30404