Rectifying antennas for energy harvesting from the microwaves to visible light: A review

C. A. Reynaud; D. Duche; J. -J. Simon; E. Sanchez-Adaime; O. Margeat; J. Ackermann; V. Jangid; C. Lebouin; D. Brunel; F. Dumur; D. Gigmes; G. Berginc; C. A. Nijhuis; L. Escoubas

doi:10.1016/j.pquantelec.2020.100265

Rectifying antennas for energy harvesting from the microwaves to visible light: A review

C. A. Reynaud^*, D. Duche, J. -J. Simon, E. Sanchez-Adaime, O. Margeat, J. Ackermann, V. Jangid, C. Lebouin, D. Brunel, F. Dumur, D. Gigmes, G. Berginc, C. A. Nijhuis, L. Escoubas^*

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Rectifying antennas are often prensented as a potentiel technological breakthrough for energy harvesting. First theorized in the 1970’s, the downsizing of an antenna coupled with a rectifier has become technologically achievable with the progresses of fabrication techniques such as electron beam or photolithography. However, reaching infrared or visible region of the electromagnetic spectra still entails challenges on the integration of a rectifier operating in the terahertz range. New bottom up approaches are likely to bring a promising solution to this issue. To improve our understanding of the key points of rectifying antennas’ design for the infrared and visible light, and the challenges of device fabrication, this work reviews the progresses of this technology, going back from the first historical RF energy harvesting systems and covering the most innovative trends to this date.

Original language	English
Article number	100265
Journal	Progress in Quantum Electronics
Volume	72
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pquantelec.2020.100265
Publication status	Published - Aug 2020
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Rectenna
Rectifying antenna
Plasmonics
Molecular electronics

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Reynaud, C. A., Duche, D., Simon, J. .-J., Sanchez-Adaime, E., Margeat, O., Ackermann, J., Jangid, V., Lebouin, C., Brunel, D., Dumur, F., Gigmes, D., Berginc, G., Nijhuis, C. A., & Escoubas, L. (2020). Rectifying antennas for energy harvesting from the microwaves to visible light: A review. Progress in Quantum Electronics, 72, Article 100265. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pquantelec.2020.100265

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Rectifying antennas for energy harvesting from the microwaves to visible light: A review

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