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rectenna en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɹɛkˈtɛn.ə/

Etymology

Blend of rectifying + antenna.

Meanings

1. A special type of antenna that converts microwave energy into direct current electricity.
   • This leads to highly efficient photon-to-electron conversion, orders of magnitude larger than conventional rectennas. 2015, Pai-Yen Chen, Mehdi Hajizadegan, Maryam Sakhdari, Andrea Alù, “Giant Photoresponsivity of Mid-Infrared Hyperbolic Metamaterials in the Quantum Regime”, in arXiv:

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