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Wireless communication in the TeraHertz band (0.1--10 THz) is envisioned as one of the key enabling technologies for the future six generation (6G) wireless communication systems. However, very high propagation attenuations and molecular…

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Benefiting from the ultra-wide bandwidth, terahertz (THz) communication is becoming a promising technology for future 6G networks. For THz communication, precoding is an essential technique to overcome the severe path loss of THz signals in…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-05-22 Jingbo Tan , Linglong Dai

Terahertz (THz) communications are envisioned to be a promising technology for 6G thanks to its broad bandwidth. However, the large path loss, antenna misalignment, and atmospheric influence of THz communications severely deteriorate its…

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The revolution in the low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite networks will bring changes on their communication models and a shift from the classical bent-pipe architectures to more sophisticated networking platforms. Thanks to technological…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-11-22 Kürşat Tekbıyık , Güneş Karabulut Kurt , Ali Rıza Ekti , Halim Yanikomeroglu

Terahertz (THz) band contains abundant spectrum resources that can offer ultra-high data rates. However, due to the THz band's inherent characteristics, i.e., low penetrability, high path loss, and non-negligible molecular absorption…

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Benefiting from tens of GHz of bandwidth, terahertz (THz) communications has become a promising technology for future 6G networks. However, the conventional hybrid beamforming architecture based on frequency-independent phase-shifters is…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-09-22 Yihang Jiang , Ziqin Zhou , Xiaoyang Li , Yi Gong

Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-aided terahertz (THz)-band communications are promising enablers for future wireless networks. However, array densification at high frequencies introduces significant challenges in accurate channel…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-05-16 Ahmad Dkhan , Simon Tarboush , Hadi Sarieddeen , Ibrahim Abou-Faycal , Tareq Y. Al-Naffouri

Although terahertz (THz) communications can provide mobile broadband services, it usually has a large path loss and is vulnerable to antenna misalignment. This significantly degrades the reception reliability. To address this issue, the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-09-29 Ziyang Song , Zheng Shi , Qingping Dou , Guanghua Yang , Yunfei Li , Shaodan Ma

Intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRSs) have emerged as a cost-effective technology for terahertz (THz) communications by enabling programmable control of the wireless environment. This paper provides a comprehensive overview of IRSs-aided…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-06-23 Qingqing Wu , Yanze Zhu , Qiaoyan Peng , Wanming Hao , Yanzhao Hou , Fengyuan Yang , Wencai Yan , Guoning Wang , Wen Chen , Chi Qiu

Terahertz (THz) communication is envisioned as one of the candidate technologies for future wireless communications to enable achievable data rates of up to several terabits per second (Tbps). However, the high pathloss and molecular…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-03-14 Muddasir Rahim , Thanh Luan Nguyen , Georges Kaddoum , Tri Nhu Do

Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS) have received significant attention recently as an innovation for enhanced connectivity, capacity, and energy efficiency in future wireless networks. Recent works indicate that such RIS-augmented…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-10-11 Akbar Sayeed

The rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) and data-centric computing is driving exabyte-scale data transfer, pushing conventional interconnect technologies toward fundamental bandwidth and energy limits. Although optical…

Terahertz (THz) simultaneous wireless information and power transfer (SWIPT) is a promising technology for enabling ultra-high-rate and low-latency communications in massive battery-free Internet of Things (IoT) deployments for 6G networks.…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-11-03 Jiayuan Wei , Qingwei Jiang , Wen Fang , Mingqing Liu , Qingwen Liu , Wen Chen , Qingqing Wu

Digital revolution and recent advances in telecommunications technology enable to design communication systems which operate within the regions close to the theoretical capacity limits. Ever-increasing demand for wireless communications and…

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Wireless communications in the THz frequency band is an envisioned revolutionary technology for sixth Generation (6G) networks. However, such frequencies impose certain coverage and device design challenges that need to be efficiently…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-03-14 George C. Alexandropoulos , Antonio Clemente , Sérgio Matos , Ryan Husbands , Sean Ahearne , Qi Luo , Verónica Lain-Rubio , Thomas Kürner , Luís M. Pessoa

The demand for unprecedented performance in the upcoming 6G wireless networks is fomenting the research on THz communications empowered by Reconfigurable Inteligent Surfaces (RISs). A wide range of use cases have been proposed, most of…

Quantum networks (QNs) supported by terahertz (THz) wireless links present a transformative alternative to fiber-based infrastructures, particularly in mobile and infrastructure-scarce environments. However, signal attenuation, molecular…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-10-29 Shakil Ahmed

In this paper, we investigate the reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-aided terahertz (THz) communication system with the sparse radio frequency chains antenna structure at the base station (BS). To overcome the beam split of the BS,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-10-24 Gangcan Sun , Wencai Yan , Wanming Hao , Chongwen Huang , Chau Yuen

Terahertz (THz) communication offers a promising solution for high-throughput wireless systems. However, the severe path loss of THz signals raises concerns about its effectiveness compared to radio frequency (RF) communication. In this…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-08-12 Zhengying Lou , Baha Eddine Youcef Belmekki , Mohamed-Slim Alouini

Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-aided terahertz (THz) communications have been regarded as a promising candidate for future 6G networks because of its ultra-wide bandwidth and ultra-low power consumption. However, there exists the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-06-26 Wencai Yan , Wanming Hao , Chongwen Huang , Gangcan Sun , Osamu Muta , Haris Gacanin , Chau Yuen