@inproceedings{30eeffb97f5f4d1b88bd64077ea46e85,
title = "Infra-red nano-antennas for solar energy collection",
abstract = "In this paper, three nano-antennas have been designed: Dipole, Spiral, and Bow-tie infra-red (IR) antennas for solar energy collection. A performance comparison between these designs is presented to find the optimum solution to this application. The main goal of this study is to design and optimize nano-antennas for maximum solar and earth radiation energy conversion in the mid-IR region. The nano-antennas are simulated using COMSOL Multiphysics based on Finite element Method (FEM). The results demonstrate that the converted electric field in spiral nano-antennas is larger than that in bow-tie and dipole nano-antennas. Furthermore, it is shown that the bow-tie nano-antenna exhibits a wider bandwidth when compared to the other types and that its electric field can be enhanced by coupling more bow-tie elements to form an array.",
keywords = "Bow-tie antennas, Finite element method, Nanoantennas, Solar energy collection, Spiral antennas",
author = "Sabaawi, {Ahmed M.A.} and Tsimenidis, {Charalampos C.} and Sharif, {Bayan S.}",
year = "2011",
doi = "10.1109/LAPC.2011.6114082",
language = "British English",
isbn = "9781457710155",
series = "LAPC 2011 - 2011 Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference",
booktitle = "LAPC 2011 - 2011 Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference",
note = "7th Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference, LAPC 2011 ; Conference date: 14-11-2011 Through 15-11-2011",
}