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Technological advancements in the design of electronic and optical materials have opened up the possibility of utilizing the latest available Radio Frequency spectrum the Terahertz (THz) band. This band holds great promise for…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-08-01 Sofiane Latreche , Hocine Bellahsene , Abdelmalik Taleb-Ahmed

With the severe spectrum shortage in conventional cellular bands, millimeter wave (mmW) frequencies between 30 and 300 GHz have been attracting growing attention as a possible candidate for next-generation micro- and picocellular wireless…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2014-04-29 Mustafa Riza Akdeniz , Yuanpeng Liu , Mathew K. Samimi , Shu Sun , Sundeep Rangan , Theodore S. Rappaport , Elza Erkip

With the formidable growth of various booming wireless communication services that require ever-increasing data throughputs, the conventional microwave band below 10 GHz, which is currently used by almost all mobile communication systems,…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2014-10-17 Peng Wang , Yonghui Li , Lingyang Song , Branka Vucetic

The sixth generation (6G) wireless networks aim to achieve ultra-high data transmission rates, very low latency and enhanced energy-efficiency. To this end, terahertz (THz) band is one of the key enablers of 6G to meet such requirements.…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-07 Ahmet M. Elbir , Kumar Vijay Mishra , Symeon Chatzinotas , Mehdi Bennis

In this paper, the potential of extending 5G New Radio physical layer solutions to support communications in sub-THz frequencies is studied. More specifically, we introduce the status of third generation partnership project studies related…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-02-10 Oskari Tervo , Toni Levanen , Kari Pajukoski , Jari Hulkkonen , Pekka Wainio , Mikko Valkama

Over the previous few years, the millimetre wave frequency range and sub-THz range have been received a lot of attention as they include unused frequency spectrum resources that are appropriate for providing a lot of applications such as…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2022-05-06 Kamel S. Sultan

THz band is envisioned to be used in 6G systems to meet the ever-increasing demand for data rate. However, before an eventual system design and deployment can proceed, detailed channel sounding measurements are required to understand key…

The sixth-generation (6G) wireless communication network is expected to integrate the terrestrial, aerial, and maritime communications into a robust network which would be more reliable, fast, and can support a massive number of devices…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-10-19 Muhammad Waseem Akhtar , Syed Ali Hassan , Rizwan Ghaffar , Haejoon Jung , Sahil Garg , M. Shamim Hossain

This article aims at providing insights for a comprehensive understanding of terahertz (THz) propagation channels. Specifically, we discuss essential THz channel characteristics to be well understood for the success of THz communications.…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-02-28 Xuesong Cai , Xiang Cheng , Fredrik Tufvesson

Future (beyond 5G) wireless networks will demand high throughput and low latency and would benefit from greenfield, contiguous, and wider bandwidth, all of which THz spectrum can provide. Although THz has been envisioned to be deployed in…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2019-11-14 Rohit Singh , Douglas Sicker

Terahertz (THz) waves have attracted attention as carrier waves for next-generation wireless communications (6G). Electronic THz emitters are widely used in current mobile communications; however, they may face technical limitations in 6G…

This paper provides an overview of the features of fifth generation (5G) wireless communication systems now being developed for use in the millimeter wave (mmWave) frequency bands. Early results and key concepts of 5G networks are…

Terahertz (0.1-10 THz) communications are envisioned as a key technology for sixth generation (6G) wireless systems. The study of underlying THz wireless propagation channels provides the foundations for the development of reliable THz…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-06-10 Chong Han , Yiqin Wang , Yuanbo Li , Yi Chen , Naveed A. Abbasi , Thomas Kürner , Andreas F. Molisch

A great increase in wireless access rates might be attainable by using the large amount of spectrum available in the millimeter wave (mmWave, 30 - 300 GHz) band. However, due to higher propagation losses inherent in these frequencies, to…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-05-02 Jinfeng Du , Reinaldo A. Valenzuela

The sixth generation (6G) wireless communication nowadays is seeking a new spectrum to inherit the pros and discard the cons of sub-6 GHz, millimeter-wave (mmWave), and sub-terahertz (THz) bands. To this end, an upper mid-band with a…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-08-22 Zhuangzhuang Cui , Peize Zhang , Sofie Pollin

Terahertz spectral range (frequencies of 0.1-1 THz) has recently emerged as the next frontier for non-destructive imaging, industrial sensing and ultra-fast wireless communications. Here, we review several classes of materials such as…

Optics · Physics 2019-11-07 Mathieu Poulin , Steven Giannacopoulos , Maksim Skorobogatiy

For decades, the terahertz (THz) frequency band had been primarily explored in the context of radar, imaging, and spectroscopy, where multi-gigahertz (GHz) and even THz-wide channels and the properties of terahertz photons offered…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-06-11 Josep M. Jornet , Vitaly Petrov , Hua Wang , Zoya Popovic , Dipankar Shakya , Jose V. Siles , Theodore S. Rappaport

Terahertz (THz)-band communications are currently being celebrated as a key technology that could fulfill the increasing demands for wireless data traffic in the upcoming sixth-generation (6G) of wireless communications. Many challenges,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-09-08 Alice Faisal , Hadi Sarieddeen , Hayssam Dahrouj , Tareq Y. Al-Naffouri , Mohamed-Slim Alouini

While fifth-generation (5G) communications are being rolled out worldwide, sixth-generation (6G) communications have attracted much attention from both the industry and the academia. Compared with 5G, 6G will have a wider frequency band,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-02-17 Yang Zhao , Wenchao Zhai , Jun Zhao , Tinghao Zhang , Sumei Sun , Dusit Niyato , Kwok-Yan Lam

The initial 6G networks will likely operate in the upper mid-band (7-24 GHz), which has decent propagation conditions but underwhelming new spectrum availability. In this paper, we explore whether we can anyway reach the ambitious 6G…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-06-04 Emil Björnson , Ferdi Kara , Nikolaos Kolomvakis , Alva Kosasih , Parisa Ramezani , Murat Babek Salman