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Measurement of 2x2 LoS MIMO Terahertz Channel

Signal Processing 2022-10-17 v1

Abstract

This paper examines the performance of a 2x2 Line of Sight (LoS) Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) channel at three terahertz frequencies-340 GHz, 410 Ghz, and 460 GHz. While theoretical models predict very high channel capacities, we observe lower capacity which is explained by asymmetric transmit-to-receive signal strengths as well as due to signal attenuation over longer distances. Overall, however, we note that at 460 Ghz, channel capacity of higher than 12 bps/hz is possible even at sub-optimal inter-antenna spacings (for different distances). An important observation is also that we need to maintain appropriate receive signal levels at receive antennas in order to improve capacity.

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@article{arxiv.2210.07470,
  title  = {Measurement of 2x2 LoS MIMO Terahertz Channel},
  author = {Suresh Singh and Thanh Le and Ha Tran},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2210.07470},
  year   = {2022}
}