Exploring the efficacy of graphene circular patch nanoantenna in optical spectrum

Abstract

This paper presents a proposed design of a communication nanodevice comprised of a circularly shaped nanoantenna operated in the optical frequency range of the electromagnetic spectrum corresponding to the wavelength range of 666.67–3000 nm. The suggested configuration of the nanoantenna combines a circular patch radiating element made of graphene material with a radius of 250 nm, mounted on a cube-shaped substrate layer made of silicon dioxide material with dimensions of (1600 nm × 1600 nm × 150 nm), and a partial ground plane nanolayer constructed from gold located at the bottom of the antenna. The proposed antenna was excited with a nanostrip feed line connected to a waveguide port. The CST simulator software package was used to study how it worked in the chosen frequency range. The results demonstrated that the proposed nanoantenna exhibits improved performance parameters in terms of the reflection coefficients, voltage standing wave ratio, gain, radiation efficiency, and wide bandwidth. The proposed optical nanoantenna is a tunable device that combines the advantages of graphene materials to create a high-performance nanoantenna appropriate for various wireless communication networks, including medical and healthcare systems.