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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

Ray tracing is a versatile approach for precise sub-terahertz (sub-THz, 100-300 GHz) channel modeling when designing new mechanisms for beyond-6G cellular systems. Theoretically, wireless channels may exhibit variations over wavelength…

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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

Intelligent reflecting surface (IRS)-assisted wireless communication is widely deemed a key technology for 6G systems. The main challenge in deploying an IRS-aided terahertz (THz) link, though, is the severe propagation losses at high…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-08-19 Konstantinos Dovelos , Stylianos D. Assimonis , Hien Quoc Ngo , Boris Bellalta , Michail Matthaiou

The dielectric properties of environmental surfaces, including walls, floors and the ground, etc., play a crucial role in shaping the accuracy of terahertz (THz) channel modeling, thereby directly impacting the effectiveness of…

Applied Physics · Physics 2024-08-13 Jiayuan Cui , Da Li , Jiabiao Zhao , Jiacheng Liu , Guohao Liu , Xiangkun He , Yue Su , Fei Song , Peian Li , Jianjun Ma

Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) are two dimensional (2D) metasurfaces which can intelligently manipulate electromagnetic waves by low-cost near passive reflecting elements. RIS is viewed as a potential key technology for the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-06-07 Jie Huang , Cheng-Xiang Wang , Yingzhuo Sun , Rui Feng , Jialing Huang , Bolun Guo , Zhimeng Zhong , Tie Jun Cui

Reconfigurable intelligent surface is a potential technology component of future wireless networks due to its capability of shaping the wireless environment. The promising MIMO systems in terms of extended coverage and enhanced capacity…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-07-07 Paulo R. B. Gomes , Gilderlan T. de Araújo , Bruno Sokal , André L. F. de Almeida , Behrooz Makki , Gábor Fodor

Next-generation wireless technologies such as 6G aim to meet demanding requirements such as ultra-high data rates, low latency, and enhanced connectivity. Extremely Large-Scale MIMO (XL-MIMO) and Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface (RIS) are…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-01-01 Muhammad Kamran Saeed , Ashfaq Khokhar , Shakil Ahmed

Terahertz ultra-massive multiple-input multiple-output (THz UM-MIMO) is envisioned as one of the key enablers of 6G wireless systems. Due to the joint effect of its array aperture and small wavelength, the near-field region of THz UM-MIMO…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-02-28 Wentao Yu , Yifei Shen , Hengtao He , Xianghao Yu , Jun Zhang , Khaled B. Letaief

One of the most critical aspects of enabling next-generation wireless technologies is developing an accurate and consistent channel model to be validated effectively with the help of real-world measurements. From this point of view,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-01-19 Ibrahim Yildirim , Ertugrul Basar

Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface (RIS) is considered as a promising technology for 6G due to its ability to actively modify the electromagnetic propagation environment. Accurate channel modeling is essential for the design and evaluation…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-12-11 Jiwei Zhang , Yuxiang Zhang , Tao Jiang , Huiwen Gong , Hongbo Xing , Lei Tian

Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RISs) are envisioned to play a key role in future wireless communications, enabling programmable radio propagation environments. They are usually considered as nearly passive planar structures that…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-02-14 Haiyang Zhang , Nir Shlezinger , Idban Alamzadeh , George C. Alexandropoulos , Mohammadreza F. Imani , Yonina C. Eldar

Future wireless communications are promising to support ubiquitous connections and high data rates with cost-effective devices. Benefiting from the energy-efficient elements with low cost, reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) emerges as…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-07-19 Xiao Zheng , Wenchi Cheng , Jingqing Wang , Wei Zhang

Recent research has focused on reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-assisted cell-free systems with the goal of enhancing coverage and lowering the cost of cell-free networks. However, current research makes the assumption that the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-07-29 Songjie Yang , Chenfei Xie , Mingwei Wang , Zhongpei Zhang

A method of simulating a single-input single-output reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) assisted channel is presented using three channel black boxes to represent the direct signal path, the transmit path to the RIS and the reflected…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-02 Hasnul Hashim

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

Intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) is an emerging technology for future wireless communications including 5G and especially 6G. It consists of a large 2D array of (semi-)passive scattering elements that control the electromagnetic…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-04-21 Gilderlan T. de Araújo , André L. F. de Almeida , Rémy Boyer

Terahertz (THz) extremely large-scale MIMO (XL-MIMO) is considered a key enabling technology for 6G and beyond due to its advantages such as wide bandwidth and high beam gain. As the frequency and array size increase, users are more likely…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-05-15 Huixin Xu , Jianhua Zhang , Pan Tang , Hongbo Xing , Chong Han , Lei Tian , Qixing Wang , Guangyi Liu

This paper investigates the performance of an intelligent reflecting surface (IRS)-assisted terahertz (THz) communication system, where the IRS facilitates connectivity between the source and destination nodes in the absence of a direct…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-11 Soumendu Das , Nagendra Kumar , Dharmendra Dixit

The large bandwidth combined with ultra-massive multiple-input multiple-output (UM-MIMO) arrays enables terahertz (THz) systems to achieve terabits-per-second throughput. The THz systems are expected to operate in the near, intermediate, as…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-10-27 Simon Tarboush , Anum Ali , Tareq Y. Al-Naffouri