rectenna

English

Etymology

Blend of rectifying +‎ antenna

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹɛkˈtɛn.ə/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnə

Noun

rectenna (plural rectennas or rectennae)

  1. 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.

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