Document Type
Article
Rights
Available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 4.0 International Licence
Disciplines
Electrical and electronic engineering, Communication engineering and systems, telecommunications
Abstract
An ultra-wideband solar Vivaldi antenna is proposed. Cut from amorphous silicon cells, it maintains a peak power at 4.25 V which overcomes a need for lossy power management components. The wireless communications device can yield solar energy or function as a rectenna for dual-source energy harvesting. The solar Vivaldi performs with 0.5 - 2.8 dBi gain from 0.95 - 2.45 GHz and in rectenna mode, it covers three bands for wireless energy scavenging.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1109/LAWP.2015.2479189
Recommended Citation
O'Conchubhair, O., Yang, K, McEvoy, P & Ammann, Max. (2016) Amorphous Silicon Solar Vivaldi Antenna, IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, vol. 15, pp. 893-896. doi: 10.1109/LAWP.2015.2479189.
Funder
Part funded by the Irish Higher Education Authority
Included in
Electrical and Electronics Commons, Electromagnetics and Photonics Commons, Electronic Devices and Semiconductor Manufacturing Commons
Publication Details
IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters ( Volume: 15 )