Yagi-Uda antennas for Terahertz photomixer
In this paper, we present THz Yagi-Uda antennas with high input impedance, achieving greatly improved impedance matching compared to existing THz antennas. We show designs employing both full-wavelength straight-line dipole and full-wavelength U-shaped dipole drivers. Current leakage into the bias line was minimized by applying photonic band gap structures at the bias line. By designing the antenna on a thin substrate, end-fire radiation patterns with high antenna resistance can be obtained even when the substrate has a high dielectric constant. We expect that the proposed Yagi-Uda antennas can achieve increased THz output power over the current state of the art.