Description
Book SynopsisThis book describes the fundamentals of THz communications, spanning the whole range of applications, propagation and channel models, RF transceiver technology, antennas, baseband techniques, and networking interfaces. The requested data rate in wireless communications will soon reach from 100 Gbit/s up to 1 Tbps necessitating systems with ultra-high bandwidths of several 10s of GHz which are available only above 200 GHz. In the last decade, research at these frequency bands has made significant progress, enabling mature experimental demonstrations of so-called THz communications, which are thus expected to play a vital role in future wireless networks. In addition to chapters by leading experts on the theory, modeling, and implementation of THz communication technology, the book also features the latest experimental results and addresses standardization and regulatory aspects. This book will be of interest to both academic researchers and engineers in the telecommunications industry.
Trade Review“Since THz science is multidisciplinary field based on photonics and electronics, this book is addressed to a large audience as an updated account for TBs wireless communications.” (Mircea Dragoman, optica-opn.org, May 5, 2022)
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction to THz Communications
Part I
Propagation and Channel Modelling 1: Channel Measurement Techniques (33pages)
Chapter 2 Terahertz Time Domain Spectroscopy (TDS)
Chapter 3 Measurements with Modulated Signals
Chapter 4 Vector Network Analyzer (VNA)
Chapter 5 Correlation based Channel Sounding
Part II
Propagation and Channel Modelling 2: Basic Propagation Phenomena
Chapter 6 Free Space Loss and Atmospheric Effects
Chapter 7 Reflection, Scattering and Transmission (incl. material parameters)
Chapter 8 Diffraction and Blockage
Chapter 9 Interference and Noise
Part III
Propagation and Channel Modelling 3: Modelling and Measurements in Complex Environments
Chapter 10 Indoor Environments
Chapter 11 Intra-Device and Close-Proximity
Chapter 12 Backhaul/Fronthaul Outdoor links
Chapter 13 Smart Rail Mobility
Chapter 14 Data Centers
Chapter 15 Vehicular Environments
Chapter 16 Stochastic Channel Models
Part IV
Antenna Concepts and Realization
Chapter 17 High-Gain Antennas
Chapter 18 Antenna Arrays for beam forming
Chapter 19 Algorithms for Multiple Antennas
Part V
Transceiver Technologies 1: Silicon-based Electronics
Chapter 20 SiGe HBT
Chapter 21 Si-CMOS
Part VI
Transceiver Technologies 2: III-V based Electronics (36 pages)
Chapter 22 III-V HBT
Chapter 23 III-V HEMT
Chapter 24 Resonat Tunelling Diode
Chapter 25 Plasma-wave device
Part VII
Transceiver Technologies 3: Photonics
Chapter 26 Photonics-based transmitters and receivers
Part VIII
Transceiver Technologies 4: Vacuum Electronic Devices
Chapter 27 Vacuum Electronic Devices
Part IX
Baseband Processing and Networking Interface
Chapter 28 Highspeed A/D and D/A
Chapter 29 Modulation Formats
Chapter 30 Forward Error Correction at ultra-high data rates
Chapter 31 MAC and Networking
Part X (82 pages)
Demonstrators and Experiments
Chapter 32 Real100G
Chapter 33 TERAPAN - A 300 GHz Fixed Wireless Link Based on InGaAs Transmit-Receive MMICs
Chapter 34 ThoR
Chapter 35 TERRANOVA
Chapter 36 Ultrawave
Chapter 38 Terapod
Chapter 39 iBrOW
Chapter 40 120-GHz-band project
Chapter 41 300-GHz-band InP IC project
Chapter 42 300-GHz-band Si-CMOS project
Chapter 43 Fully Electronic Generation and Detection of THz Picosecond Pulses and Their Applications
Chapter 44 RTD transceiver project
Chapter 45 Photonics-aided 300-500 GHz wireless communications beyond 300 GHz
Chapter 46 Ultrabroadband Networking Systems testbed at Northeastern University
Chapter 47 Photonics-based project at IEMN
Chapter 48 Opto-electronic generation of high-speed T-wave signals and their reception with a Kramers-Kronig receiver
Chapter 49 300-GHz-band photonics-based link at ETRI
Chapter 50 Brown University text bed
Chapter 51 Activity at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)
Part XI
Standardisation and Regulation
Chapter 52 IEEE Std. 802.15.3d-2017
Chapter 53 Spectrum for THz Communications
Chapter 54 Outlook on Standardisation and Regulation
