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Graphene Coated Dielectric Resonator Antenna for Modeling the Photoreceptors at Visible Spectrum Publisher



Noroozoliaei M1 ; Riazi Esfahani H2 ; Abrishamian MS1
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  1. 1. Electrical & Computer Engineering Department, K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran

Source: Heliyon Published:2022


Abstract

The absorption of light is very important task for retina photoreceptors. Graphene is an energy harvesting material and one of the best models for the electromagnetic wave absorption and its conversion into signals. In this paper, an electromagnetic modeling of human retinal photoreceptors has been presented based on graphene coated material as a receiver antenna. The proposed electromagnetic model based on dielectric resonator antenna (DRA) is being analyzed for retina photoreceptors of human eye (cones and rods) by Finite Integral Method (FIM) collaborated with CST MWS. The results show that the model is good for vision spectrum with a proper field enhancement in cone photoreceptor due to its sensitivity to light. The results indicate proper S11 (return loss below −10 dB) with invaluable resonances in a wide range of frequencies from 405 THz to 790 THz (vision spectrum), suitable S21 (insertion loss 3-dB bandwidth), very good field distribution for flowing the power within desired radiation characteristics. The drawbacks of conventional model (no coating) have been resolved by presenting this one at blue spectrum specifically. Finally, mfERG clinical and experimental results show that this model can stimulate the electrochemical voltages and currents in photoreceptor cells. © 2022 The Author(s)