Optically transparent antennas: a review of the state-of-the-art, innovative solutions and future trends

AR Chishti, A Aziz, MA Qureshi, MN Abbasi… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
The requirement of mounting several access points and base stations is increasing
tremendously due to recent advancements and the need for high-data-rate communication …

Wideband flexible/transparent connected-ground MIMO antennas for sub-6 GHz 5G and WLAN applications

A Desai, M Palandoken, J Kulkarni, G Byun… - IEEE …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A flexible transparent wideband four-element MIMO antenna with a connected ground plane
is proposed with numerical computation and experimental measurement studies. The optical …

Conformal integrated solar panel antennas: Two effective integration methods of antennas with solar cells

T Yekan, R Baktur - IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article reviews two conformal antenna designs that can be integrated with CubeSats'
solar panels without competing for surface real estate. The first type of antenna is of slot …

Transparent 2-element 5G MIMO antenna for sub-6 GHz applications

A Desai, M Palandoken, I Elfergani, I Akdag, C Zebiri… - Electronics, 2022 - mdpi.com
A dual-port transparent multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna resonating at sub-6
GHz 5G band is proposed by using patch/ground material as transparent conductive oxide …

Hybrid RF-solar energy harvesting systems utilizing transparent multiport micromeshed antennas

Y Zhang, S Shen, CY Chiu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The design of a hybrid radio frequency (RF) and solar energy harvesting (EH) system
utilizing a transparent multiport antenna for indoor applications is described. The system …

Optically transparent antennas: A survey of transparent microwave conductor performance and applications

ZJ Silva, CR Valenta, GD Durgin - IEEE Antennas and …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Over the past 30 years, optically transparent conductors have revolutionized electronics in
many televisions, smartphones, and solar panels. These conductors are materials that …

Optically transparent antennas and filters: A smart city concept to alleviate infrastructure and network capacity challenges

RB Green, M Guzman, N Izyumskaya… - IEEE Antennas and …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article discusses challenges in designing optically transparent antennas and filters for
smart city applications. The smart city concept seeks to alleviate urban challenges that …

Design and fabrication of a super-wideband transparent antenna implanted on a solar cell substrate

M Rohaninezhad, M Jalali Asadabadi, C Ghobadi… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
In this study, an antenna with transparent super wideband CPW technology has been
designed and built with the combination of solar panels for use in wireless communication …

A wideband dual-function solar cell dipole antenna for both energy harvesting and wireless communications

W An, L Hong, Y Luo, K Ma, J Ma… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A dual-function solar cell antenna is presented for wideband communication and optical
energy harvesting. In the proposed design, four solar cells have been adopted as antenna …

A wideband low cost and optically transparent water patch antenna with omnidirectional conical beam radiation patterns

J Sun, KM Luk - IEEE Transactions on Antennas and …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A novel kind of optically transparent, low cost and wideband water patch antenna is
demonstrated and analyzed. A significant feature of the proposed linearly polarized antenna …