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An intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) at terahertz (THz) bands is expected to have a massive number of reflecting elements to compensate for the severe propagation losses. However, as the IRS size grows, the conventional far-field…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-03-30 Konstantinos Dovelos , Stylianos D. Assimonis , Hien Quoc Ngo , Boris Bellalta , Michail Matthaiou

The operation of Terahertz (THz) communication can be significantly impacted by the interaction between the transmitted wave and the molecules in the atmosphere. In particular, it has been observed experimentally that the signal undergoes…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-09-17 Anish Pradhan , J. Kartheek Devineni , Harpreet S. Dhillon , Andreas F. Molisch

Terahertz (THz) communications will be pivotal in sixth-generation (6G) wireless networks, offering significantly wider bandwidths and higher data rates. However, the unique propagation characteristics of the THz frequency band, such as…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-09-17 Waqas Khalid , Heejung Yu , Farman Ali , Huiping Huang

Terahertz (THz) communication offers ultra-high data rates and has emerged as a promising technology for future wireless networks. However, the inherently high free-space path loss of THz waves significantly limits the coverage range of THz…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-17 Ben Chen , Zhangdui Zhong , Ke Guan , Danping He , Yiran Wang , Jianwen Ding , Qi Luo

Wireless communication in the TeraHertz band (0.1--10 THz) is envisioned as one of the key enabling technologies for the future sixth generation (6G) wireless communication systems scaled up beyond massive multiple input multiple output…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-06-23 Chongwen Huang , Zhaohui Yang , George C. Alexandropoulos , Kai Xiong , Li Wei , Chau Yuen , Zhaoyang Zhang , Merouane Debbah

Numerous studies claim that terahertz (THz) communication will be an essential piece of sixth-generation wireless communication systems. Its promising potential also comes with major challenges, in particular the reduced coverage due to…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-08-10 Hyesang Cho , Beomsoo Ko , Bruno Clerckx , Junil Choi

This paper proposes tensor-based channel estimation for reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-assisted communication networks. We exploit the inherent geometrical structure of the Terahertz propagation channel, including the antenna…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-11-06 Fazal-E-Asim , Bruno Sokal , André L. F. de Almeida , Behrooz Makki , Gábor Fodor

Terahertz (THz) systems have the benefit of high bandwidth and hence are capable of supporting ultra-high data rates, albeit at the cost of high pathloss. Hence they tend to harness high-gain beamforming. Therefore a novel hybrid 3D…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-02-07 Xufang Wang , Zihuai Lin , Feng Lin , Lajos Hanzo , Life Fellow

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) wireless communication is envisioned as a promising technology, which is capable of providing ultra-high-rate transmission up to Terabit per second. However, some hardware imperfections, which are generally neglected in the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-06-24 Tianqi Mao , Zhaocheng Wang

Intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) has drawn a lot of attention recently as a promising new solution to achieve high spectral and energy efficiency for future wireless networks. By utilizing massive low-cost passive reflecting elements,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-10-17 Ming-Min Zhao , Qingqing Wu , Min-Jian Zhao , Rui Zhang

In this paper, we study the performance of wideband terahertz (THz) communications assisted by an intelligent reflecting surface (IRS). Specifically, we first introduce a generalized channel model that is suitable for electrically large THz…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-11-01 Konstantinos Dovelos , Stylianos D. Assimonis , Hien Quoc Ngo , Boris Bellalta , Michail Matthaiou

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…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-09-22 Chongwen Huang , Zhaohui Yang , George C. Alexandropoulos , Kai Xiong , Li Wei , Chau Yuen , Zhaoyang Zhang

Continuous efforts have been devoted to integrate millimeter wave (mmWave) and terahertz (THz) bands into future communication standards in order to overcome the bandwidth shortage problem and achieve high data rates, primarily through…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-05 Sung Hyuck Hong , Junil Choi

As a key pillar technology for the future 6G networks, Terahertz (THz) communications can provide high-capacity transmissions, but suffers from severe propagation loss and line-of-sight (LoS) blockage that limits the network coverage.…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-12-23 Wenrong Chen , Lingxiang Li , Zhi Chen , Yuanwei Liu , Boyu Ning , Tony Quek

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

We investigate THz communication uplink multiple access using cascaded intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRSs) assuming correlated channels. Two independent objectives to be achieved via adjusting the phases of the cascaded IRSs: 1)…

The transition to Terahertz (THz) frequencies, providing an ultra-wide bandwidth, is a key driver for future wireless communication networks. However, the specific properties of the THz channel, such as severe path loss and vulnerability to…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-01-26 Yasemin Karacora , Adam Umra , Aydin Sezgin

Terahertz (THz) communications is considered as one of key solutions to support extremely high data demand in 6G. One main difficulty of the THz communication is the severe signal attenuation caused by the foliage loss, oxygen/atmospheric…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-05-14 Jinhong Kim , Yongjun Ahn , Seungnyun Kim , Byonghyo Shim

Terahertz (THz) communication is widely considered as a key enabler for future 6G wireless systems. However, THz links are subject to high propagation losses and inter-symbol interference due to the frequency selectivity of the channel.…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-02-16 Konstantinos Dovelos , Michail Matthaiou , Hien Quoc Ngo , Boris Bellalta