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We use intense terahertz pulses to excite the resonant mode (0.6 THz) of a micro-fabricated dipole antenna with a vacuum gap. The dipole antenna structure enhances the peak amplitude of the in-gap THz electric field by a factor of ~170.…

The terahertz spectral regime, ranging from about 0.1 to 15 THz, is one of the least explored yet most technologically transformative spectral regions. One current challenge is to develop efficient and compact terahertz emitters/detectors…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-03-12 Liang Luo , Ioannis Chatzakis , Jigang Wang , Fabian B. P. Niesler , Martin Wegener , Thomas Koschny , Costas M. Soukoulis

A key challenge in developing terahertz front-ends is achieving high coupling efficiency between the waveguide feed horn and the optical beam. In this paper, we have quantified the alignment requirements for the widely used E-plane split…

Optics · Physics 2024-10-17 Divya Jayasankar , Andre Koj , Jeffrey Hesler , Jan Stake

THz polarization control upon generation is a crucially missing functionality. THz spintronic emitters based on the inverse spin Hall effect allow for this by the strict implicit orthogonality between their magnetization state and the…

Frequency-angular distributions for THz emission in the range of 0.1 - 3 THz generated in a single-color laser filament plasma situated both under and without electrostatic field are for the first time experimentally studied. The angular…

Terahertz (THz) technology, a cornerstone of next-generation high-speed communication and sensing, has long been hindered by impedance mismatch challenges that limit device performance and applicability. These challenges become particularly…

Spintronic terahertz emitters are novel, broadband and efficient sources of terahertz radiation, which emerged at the intersection of ultrafast spintronics and terahertz photonics. They are based on efficient spin-current generation,…

Optics · Physics 2022-05-04 Tom S. Seifert , Liang Cheng , Zhengxing Wei , Tobias Kampfrath , Jingbo Qi

The enhanced terahertz radiation from a new photoconductive antenna (PCA) has been predicted by numerical simulation. Different from the conventional PCA, the proposed PCA has electrodes with sawtooth structures on the edge, which will…

Optics · Physics 2014-07-07 Jitao Zhang

TeraHertz (THz) communications are envisioned as a promising technology, owing to its unprecedented multi-GHz bandwidth. One fundamental challenge when moving to new spectrum is to understand the science of radio propagation and develop an…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-02-01 Yi Chen , Yuanbo Li , Chong Han , Ziming Yu , Guangjian Wang

This article focuses on the near-field effect in terahertz (THz) communications and sensing systems. By equipping with extremely large-scale antenna arrays (ELAAs), the near-field region in THz systems can be possibly extended to hundreds…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-06-19 Zhaolin Wang , Xidong Mu , Yuanwei Liu

Terahertz (THz) frequencies are important for next generation wireless systems due to the advantages in terms of large available bandwidths. On the other hand, the limited range due to high attenuation in these frequencies can be overcome…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-05-31 Hasan Nayir , Erhan Karakoca , Güneş Karabulut Kurt , Ali Görçin

Terahertz (THz) metalens antennas with compact planar structures have demonstrated significant potential in enhancing gain and aperture efficiency through beam convergence. However, research on THz wireless communication systems utilizing…

Applied Physics · Physics 2025-04-08 Zebin Huang , Qun Zhang , Feifan Han , Hao Wang , Shuyi Chen , Weichao Li , Xiongbin Yu , Xiaofeng Tao

Analog beamforming holds great potential for future terahertz (THz) communications due to its ability to generate high-gain directional beams with low-cost phase shifters. However, conventional analog beamforming may suffer substantial…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-26 Yike Xie , Weidong Mei , Dong Wang , Yingqi Wen , Zhi Chen , Jun Fang , Wei Guo , Boyu Ning

Terahertz (THz) signals, mainly generated by photonic or electronic approaches, are being sought for various applications, whereas the development of magnetic source might be a necessary step to harness the magnetic nature of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-03-18 Zhifeng Zhu , Kaiming Cai , Jiefang Deng , Venkata Pavan Kumar Miriyala , Hyunsoo Yang , Xuanyao Fong , Gengchiau Liang

The present work deals with a theoretical research on the emission and radiation properties of a dipole emitter source close to a dimer graphene plasmonic antenna. Modification of the radiation and the quantum efficiencies resulting from…

Optics · Physics 2018-10-17 Mauro Cuevas

Terahertz (THz) communication is widely deemed the next frontier of wireless networks owing to the abundant spectrum resources in the THz band. Whilst THz signals suffer from severe propagation losses, a massive antenna array can be…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-08-30 Konstantinos Dovelos , Stylianos D. Assimonis , Hien Quoc Ngo , Michail Matthaiou

Metallic bilayer structures have been shown to emit strong terahertz (THz) pulses. We present a predictive multiscale mode that simulates optically induced spin-currents in a Fe/Pt-heterostructure and the emitted electric field. Electronic…

Applied Physics · Physics 2019-06-05 Dennis M. Nenno , Rolf Binder , Hans Christian Schneider

In this work, we study a six-dimensional movable antenna (6DMA)-enhanced Terahertz (THz) network that supports a large number of users with a few antennas by controlling the three-dimensional (3D) positions and 3D rotations of antenna…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-05-09 Xiaodan Shao , Yixiao Zhang , Shisheng Hu , Zhixuan Tang , Mingcheng He , Xinyu Huang , Weihua Zhuang , Xuemin Shen

Sub-Terahertz (THz) frequencies between 100 GHz and 300 GHz are being considered as a key enabler for the sixth-generation (6G) wireless communications due to the vast amounts of unused spectrum. The 3rd Generation Partnership Project…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-03-09 Shihao Ju , Yunchou Xing , Ojas Kanhere , Theodore S. Rappaport

The development of spintronic emitters of broadband THz pulses relies on designing heterostructures where processes of laser-driven spin current generation and subsequent spin-to-charge current conversion are the most efficient. An…