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Investigation of Surface PIN Diodes for a Novel Reconfigurable Antenna

Han Su,

Dr. Han Su

School of Microelectronics

Xidian University

China

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Huiyong Hu,

Dr. Huiyong Hu

School of Microelectronics

Xidian University

China

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Heming Zhang,

Dr. Heming Zhang

School of Microelectronics

Xidian University

China

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Pedram Mousavi

Dr. Pedram Mousavi

Department of Mechanical Engineering and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

University of Alberta

Canada

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Progress In Electromagnetics Research Letters, Vol. 84, 53-57, 2019

doi:10.2528/PIERL19030404 | Google Scholar

Abstract

Solid state plasma antenna based on surface PiN diodes is characterized by its wide radiation range, good stealth characteristics, compatibility with traditional microelectronic technology, and dynamic reconfiguration, which has very broad application prospects in the fields of wireless communication, radar, and remote sensing. To improve carrier concentration and uniformity within theintrinsic region, a novel SPiN diode with a double-layer structure is described in this paper. This structure can compensate the concentration attenuation at the midpoint of the `i' region, which makes carriers have a more uniform distribution with high concentration, and carrier concentration within the `i' region twice of the traditional SPiN diode. A Si/Ge/Si heterojunction diode is also researched in this paper. These results indicate that a fully reconfigurable semiconductor plasma antenna based on this novel surface PiN diode is achieved to meet the currently-growing communication requirements.

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Han Su, Huiyong Hu, Heming Zhang, and Pedram Mousavi, "Investigation of Surface PIN Diodes for a Novel Reconfigurable Antenna," Progress In Electromagnetics Research Letters, Vol. 84, 53-57, 2019.
doi:10.2528/PIERL19030404

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