Graphene based nano-antenna

Abstract

The release of a license-free band around 60GHz has triggered a international research effort on milimeter-wave (mm-wave) circuit design [1-3]. It is planned as an alternative for Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) in very short range communication applications. Usage scenarios comprises, wireless link between a media player device, high definition television and high speed machine to machine communication[4-5]. In such a scenario, very high date rates are necessary for a satisfying consumer experience. A new standard, IEEE 802.11ad, addressing wireless transmission in the 60 GHz band is in draft phase [6] and expected to be finalized. The constant scaling of graphene technology has resulted in graphene devices becoming the favored candidate for mm-wave operation and enabling the realization of low-cost 60 GHz transceivers [7-9].