Invited Article: Channel performance for indoor and outdoor terahertz wireless links
One of the most exciting future applications of terahertz technology is in the area of wireless communications. As 5G systems incorporating a standard for millimeter-wave wireless links approach commercial roll-out, it is becoming clear that even this new infrastructure will not be sufficient to kee...
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| author | Jianjun Ma Rabi Shrestha Lothar Moeller Daniel M. Mittleman |
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| description | One of the most exciting future applications of terahertz technology is in the area of wireless communications. As 5G systems incorporating a standard for millimeter-wave wireless links approach commercial roll-out, it is becoming clear that even this new infrastructure will not be sufficient to keep pace with the rapidly increasing global demand for bandwidth. One favorable solution that is attracting increasing attention for subsequent generations of wireless technology is to use higher frequencies, above 100 GHz. The implementation of such links will require significant advances in hardware, algorithms, and architecture. Although numerous research groups are exploring aspects of this challenging problem, many basic questions remain unaddressed. Here, we present an experimental effort to characterize THz wireless links in both indoor and outdoor environments. We report measurements at 100, 200, 300, and 400 GHz, using a link with a data rate of 1 Gbit/s. We demonstrate both line-of-sight and non-line-of-sight (specular reflection) links off of interior building walls. This work represents a first step to establish the feasibility of using THz carrier waves for data transmission in diverse situations and environments. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9e2d928bba874ec99d0de04aecbd7e972022-12-21T18:18:15ZengAIP Publishing LLCAPL Photonics2378-09672018-05-0135051601051601-1210.1063/1.5014037002891APPInvited Article: Channel performance for indoor and outdoor terahertz wireless linksJianjun Ma0Rabi Shrestha1Lothar Moeller2Daniel M. Mittleman3School of Engineering, Brown University, 184 Hope Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USASchool of Engineering, Brown University, 184 Hope Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USADepartment of Physics, New Jersey Institute of Technology, 323 King Blvd., Newark, New Jersey 07102, USASchool of Engineering, Brown University, 184 Hope Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USAOne of the most exciting future applications of terahertz technology is in the area of wireless communications. As 5G systems incorporating a standard for millimeter-wave wireless links approach commercial roll-out, it is becoming clear that even this new infrastructure will not be sufficient to keep pace with the rapidly increasing global demand for bandwidth. One favorable solution that is attracting increasing attention for subsequent generations of wireless technology is to use higher frequencies, above 100 GHz. The implementation of such links will require significant advances in hardware, algorithms, and architecture. Although numerous research groups are exploring aspects of this challenging problem, many basic questions remain unaddressed. Here, we present an experimental effort to characterize THz wireless links in both indoor and outdoor environments. We report measurements at 100, 200, 300, and 400 GHz, using a link with a data rate of 1 Gbit/s. We demonstrate both line-of-sight and non-line-of-sight (specular reflection) links off of interior building walls. This work represents a first step to establish the feasibility of using THz carrier waves for data transmission in diverse situations and environments.http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5014037 |
| spellingShingle | Jianjun Ma Rabi Shrestha Lothar Moeller Daniel M. Mittleman Invited Article: Channel performance for indoor and outdoor terahertz wireless links APL Photonics |
| title | Invited Article: Channel performance for indoor and outdoor terahertz wireless links |
| title_full | Invited Article: Channel performance for indoor and outdoor terahertz wireless links |
| title_fullStr | Invited Article: Channel performance for indoor and outdoor terahertz wireless links |
| title_full_unstemmed | Invited Article: Channel performance for indoor and outdoor terahertz wireless links |
| title_short | Invited Article: Channel performance for indoor and outdoor terahertz wireless links |
| title_sort | invited article channel performance for indoor and outdoor terahertz wireless links |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5014037 |
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