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Optical characterization of high and low resistive silicon samples suitable for reconfigurable antenna design
Author(s) -
Ali Abdul,
Topalli Kagan,
Ramzan Mehrab,
Khan Talha Masood,
Altintas Ayhan,
Colantonio Paolo
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
microwave and optical technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1098-2760
pISSN - 0895-2477
DOI - 10.1002/mop.31506
Subject(s) - resistive touchscreen , silicon , materials science , characterization (materials science) , optoelectronics , antenna (radio) , transmission line , reconfigurable antenna , electronic engineering , halogen lamp , electrical engineering , engineering , nanotechnology , dipole antenna , antenna efficiency
Highly resistive (HR) silicon (Si) can behave as a switch when illuminated by optical source of suitable wavelength. Different reconfigurable passive structures, such as filters, waveguides, and antennas, can be constructed using such silicon switches. This letter presents experimental characterization of high and low resistive (HR & LR) silicon for switching application. In the experiment, HR Si is modeled on a switched transmission line by halogen lamp and a laser source. The experiment of utilizing halogen lamp for Si switch characterization is cost‐effective and can assist engineers in designing reconfigurable antennas. In future, this experiment could be utilized in designing novel reconfigurable antennas.