rectenna
English
editEtymology
editBlend of rectifying + antenna
Noun
editrectenna (plural rectennas or rectennae)
- A special type of antenna that converts microwave energy into direct current electricity.
- 2015, Pai-Yen Chen, Mehdi Hajizadegan, Maryam Sakhdari, Andrea Alù, “Giant Photoresponsivity of Mid-Infrared Hyperbolic Metamaterials in the Quantum Regime”, in arXiv[1]:
- This leads to highly efficient photon-to-electron conversion, orders of magnitude larger than conventional rectennas.