光透明损耗薄膜上的低衰减端射漏波态

周子恒; 张永健; 郑依琳; 陈克; 高跃明; 葛悦禾; 李越; 冯一军; 陈志璋

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工程（英文） ›› 2024, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (12) : 72-80. DOI: 10.1016/j.eng.2024.09.014

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光透明损耗薄膜上的低衰减端射漏波态

周子恒 ^a^,^b ,
张永健 ^b ,
郑依琳 ^c ,
陈克 ^d ,
高跃明 ^a ,
葛悦禾 ^a ,
李越 ^b^,^* ,
冯一军 ^d^,^* ,
陈志璋 ^a^,^e^,^*

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The Low-Attenuation Endfire Leaky-Wave State on an Optically Transparent Lossy Film

Ziheng Zhou ^a^,^b ,
Yongjian Zhang ^b ,
Yilin Zheng ^c ,
Ke Chen ^d ,
Yueming Gao ^a ,
Yuehe Ge ^a ,
Yue Li ^b^,^* ,
Yijun Feng ^d^,^* ,
Zhizhang (David) Chen ^a^,^e^,^*

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The development of high-performance optically transparent radio frequency (RF) radiators is limited by the intrinsic loss issue of transparent conductive films (TCFs). Instead of pursuing expensive endeavors to improve the TCFs’ electrical properties, this study introduces an innovative approach that leverages leaky-wave mode manipulation to mitigate the TCFs’ attenuating effect and maximize the RF radiation. Our finding reveals that the precise control of the mode confinement on glass-coated TCFs can create a low-attenuation window for leaky-wave propagation, where the total attenuation caused by TCF dissipation and wave leakage is effectively reduced. The observed low-attenuation leaky-wave state on lossy TCFs originates from the delicate balance between wave leakage and TCF dissipation, attained at a particular glass cladding thickness. By leveraging the substantially extended radiation aperture achieved under suppressed wave attenuation, this study develops an optically transparent antenna with an enhanced endfire realized gain exceeding 15 dBi and a radiation efficiency of 66%, which is validated to offer competitive transmission performance for advancing ubiquitous wireless communication and sensing applications.

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Antennas / Endfire radiation / Low attenuation / Material losses / Transparent conductive films

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周子恒, 张永健, 郑依琳. 光透明损耗薄膜上的低衰减端射漏波态. Engineering. 2024, 43(12): 72-80 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eng.2024.09.014

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