A Comparative study on THz Communication Systems: Photonics versus Electronics Approaches
Pith reviewed 2026-05-07 11:27 UTC · model grok-4.3
The pith
Distinct impairment mechanisms in electronics- and photonics-based THz systems determine their respective link performances for 6G applications.
A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.
Core claim
By developing detailed signal models for both electronics- and photonics-based THz front-ends and deriving closed-form SNR and BER expressions, the study demonstrates that the unique impairment sources in each technology—such as oscillator phase noise and multiplier nonlinearities for electronics, and laser intensity noise, amplified spontaneous emission, and photomixer shot noise for photonics—lead to distinct performance characteristics under realistic operating conditions.
What carries the argument
Comprehensive signal models incorporating hardware-specific impairments for electronics- and photonics-based THz systems, from which analytical SNR and BER performance metrics are derived.
If this is right
- Electronics-based THz links require specific mitigation strategies for phase noise and nonlinearities to maintain reliable performance.
- Photonics-based systems gain from carrier tunability but must manage contributions from laser and photomixer noise sources.
- Hybrid architectures can be designed to combine the mature platforms of electronics with the spectral purity of photonics.
- The comparative insights guide selection of transceiver architectures for targeted 6G applications such as holographic telepresence.
Where Pith is reading between the lines
- The models could be extended to incorporate propagation effects such as atmospheric absorption for outdoor link evaluations.
- Direct experimental validation against current prototype hardware would test the accuracy of the closed-form expressions.
- Similar impairment-driven modeling could be applied to related high-frequency technologies like sub-THz or free-space optical links.
Load-bearing premise
The developed signal models and chosen realistic system parameters sufficiently capture real-world hardware behavior and that the analytical SNR and BER expressions accurately predict performance without unmodeled effects.
What would settle it
Bit error rate measurements from actual electronics- and photonics-based THz hardware links that deviate substantially from the derived analytical curves at the modeled parameters and SNR values.
Figures
read the original abstract
Terahertz (THz) communication has emerged as a key enabler for sixth-generation (6G) networks, offering ultrawide bandwidths to support data-intensive applications such as holographic telepresence and immersive extended reality. Recent advances have enabled both electronics-based and photonics-based THz front-ends, each with distinct advantages and hardware limitations. While electronics-based solutions leverage mature semiconductor platforms, they suffer from amplified oscillator phase noise, frequency offsets, and nonlinearities introduced by multiplier and amplifier chains. Photonics-based systems, in turn, enable highly tunable and spectrally pure carriers but are subject to laser intensity noise, amplified spontaneous emission, shot noise in photomixers, and thermal noise in RF mixers. This article provides a comprehensive review of experimental demonstrations in electronics-, photonics-, and hybrid-based THz links, highlighting their hardware architectures, performance metrics, and implementation trade-offs. We then survey theoretical modeling efforts, emphasizing how hardware impairments affect system reliability and identifying limitations in existing studies. Building on this, we develop comprehensive signal models for both approaches, derive analytical expressions for signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), and evaluate bit error rate (BER) performance under realistic system parameters. Comparative results demonstrate how distinct impairment mechanisms shape the overall link performance of electronics- versus photonics-based THz systems. The insights offered aim to guide the design of robust transceiver architectures and accelerate the integration of THz technologies into future 6G deployments.
Editorial analysis
A structured set of objections, weighed in public.
Referee Report
Summary. The paper reviews experimental demonstrations of electronics-, photonics-, and hybrid-based THz communication links, surveys theoretical modeling efforts on hardware impairments, develops comprehensive signal models for both electronics and photonics approaches, derives analytical SNR expressions, and evaluates BER performance under realistic system parameters to demonstrate how distinct impairment mechanisms (phase noise/frequency offset/nonlinearity vs. RIN/ASE/shot/thermal noise) shape link performance.
Significance. If the models and comparisons hold, the work could guide 6G THz transceiver design by clarifying performance trade-offs between the two approaches. The review component synthesizes experimental and modeling literature effectively, but the new analytical contributions require validation to deliver on the comparative claims.
major comments (2)
- [Signal models and performance evaluation sections] The manuscript develops signal models and derives analytical SNR expressions (abstract and performance evaluation section) but provides neither the full derivations nor any simulation/measurement validation of the resulting SNR and BER formulas. This is load-bearing for the central claim, as the comparative results rest on these expressions accurately predicting real-world differences without unmodeled effects.
- [Comparative results and parameter selection] The choice and justification of 'realistic system parameters' for the BER comparisons are not stress-tested (e.g., no sensitivity analysis to variations in phase noise variance, RIN levels, or antenna losses). This weakens the ability to conclude that the distinct impairment mechanisms definitively shape performance as claimed.
minor comments (2)
- [Abstract and introduction] The abstract and introduction would benefit from an explicit list of the key assumptions underlying the signal models (e.g., independence of impairments, specific noise distributions).
- [Results figures] Figure captions and axis labels in the performance comparison plots should include the exact parameter values used to enable reproducibility.
Simulated Author's Rebuttal
We thank the referee for the constructive and detailed feedback. We address each major comment below and outline the revisions planned for the manuscript.
read point-by-point responses
-
Referee: [Signal models and performance evaluation sections] The manuscript develops signal models and derives analytical SNR expressions (abstract and performance evaluation section) but provides neither the full derivations nor any simulation/measurement validation of the resulting SNR and BER formulas. This is load-bearing for the central claim, as the comparative results rest on these expressions accurately predicting real-world differences without unmodeled effects.
Authors: We agree that the absence of explicit derivations limits the transparency of the analytical contributions. In the revised version we will add a new appendix that provides the complete derivations of the SNR expressions for both the electronics and photonics models, beginning from the respective signal models and successively incorporating each impairment term (phase noise, frequency offset and nonlinearity for electronics; RIN, ASE, shot and thermal noise for photonics). For validation, the manuscript is primarily an analytical modeling study rather than an experimental one; however, we will include Monte-Carlo simulations that compare the closed-form BER expressions against empirical BER obtained from the same signal models under identical parameter sets. This will confirm that the derived formulas correctly capture the modeled impairments. revision: yes
-
Referee: [Comparative results and parameter selection] The choice and justification of 'realistic system parameters' for the BER comparisons are not stress-tested (e.g., no sensitivity analysis to variations in phase noise variance, RIN levels, or antenna losses). This weakens the ability to conclude that the distinct impairment mechanisms definitively shape performance as claimed.
Authors: The nominal parameter values were drawn directly from the experimental demonstrations surveyed in Section II. To address the lack of stress-testing, the revised performance-evaluation section will contain a dedicated sensitivity-analysis subsection. We will vary phase-noise variance, RIN level and antenna loss over realistic ranges (e.g., ±10 dB around the nominal values) and present the resulting BER curves for both architectures. This will show the conditions under which the comparative conclusions remain valid and will strengthen the claim that the distinct impairment mechanisms shape link performance. revision: yes
Circularity Check
No circularity: derivations build independently on surveyed literature
full rationale
The paper first surveys experimental THz demonstrations and existing theoretical models from the broader literature, then constructs its own signal models for electronics- and photonics-based impairments before deriving closed-form SNR and BER expressions. These steps rely on standard noise and distortion statistics rather than re-using fitted parameters or self-citations as load-bearing premises. Comparative performance claims follow directly from evaluating the independently derived expressions at stated parameter values; no equation reduces to its own input by construction, and no uniqueness theorem or ansatz is imported solely via self-citation.
Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger
free parameters (1)
- realistic system parameters
Reference graph
Works this paper leans on
-
[1]
Use Cases for Terahertz Communications: An Industrial Perspective,
T. Zugno, C. Ciochina, S. Sambhwani, P. Svedman, L. M. Pessoa, B. Chen, P. H. Lehne, M. Boban, and T. Kürner, “Use Cases for Terahertz Communications: An Industrial Perspective,” IEEE Wireless Communications, vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 90–98, Feb. 2025
work page 2025
-
[2]
Terahertz Communications and Sensing for 6G and Beyond: A Comprehensive Review,
W. Jiang, Q. Zhou, J. He, M. A. Habibi, S. Melnyk, M. El- Absi, B. Han, M. D. Renzo, H. D. Schotten, F.-L. Luo, T. S. El-Bawab, M. Juntti, M. Debbah, and V. C. M. Leung, “Terahertz Communications and Sensing for 6G and Beyond: A Comprehensive Review,” IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 2326–2381, 2024
work page 2024
-
[3]
N. A. Alhaj, M. F. Jamlos, S. A. Manap, S. Abdelsalam, A. A. Bakhit, R. Mamat, M. A. Jamlos, M. S. M. Gismalla, and M. Hamdan, “Integration of Hybrid Networks, AI, Ultra Massive-MIMO, THz Frequency, and FBMC Modulation To- ward 6G Requirements: A Review,” IEEE Access, vol. 12, pp. 483–513, 2024
work page 2024
-
[4]
On the Road to 6G: Visions, Requirements, Key Technologies, and Testbeds,
C.-X. Wang, X. You, X. Gao, X. Zhu, Z. Li, C. Zhang, H. Wang, Y. Huang, Y. Chen, H. Haas, J. S. Thompson, E. G. Larsson, M. D. Renzo, W. Tong, P. Zhu, X. Shen, H. V. Poor, and L. Hanzo, “On the Road to 6G: Visions, Requirements, Key Technologies, and Testbeds,” IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 905–974, 2023
work page 2023
-
[5]
6G R&D vision: Requirements and candidate technologies,
E.-K. Hong, I. Lee, B. Shim, Y.-C. Ko, S.-H. Kim, S. Pack, K. Lee, S. Kim, J.-H. Kim, Y. Shin, Y. Kim, and H. Jung, “6G R&D vision: Requirements and candidate technologies,” Journal of Communications and Networks, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 232–245, Apr. 2022
work page 2022
-
[6]
6G Spectrum: Unleashing Extreme Performance,
“6G Spectrum: Unleashing Extreme Performance,” https://www.ericsson.com/en/6g/spectrum
-
[7]
Exploring the 6G Spectrum Landscape,
Keysight, “Exploring the 6G Spectrum Landscape,” https://www.keysight.com/us/en/assets/3123-1627/white- papers/Exploring-the-6G-Spectrum-Landscape.pdf
-
[8]
6G: The Next Horizon White Paper,
“6G: The Next Horizon White Paper,” //www.huawei.com/en/huaweitech/future-technologies/6g- white-paper
-
[9]
A Survey on Advancements in THz Technology for 6G: Systems, Circuits, Antennas, and Experiments,
S. Thomas, J. Singh Virdi, A. Babakhani, and I. P. Roberts, “A Survey on Advancements in THz Technology for 6G: Systems, Circuits, Antennas, and Experiments,” IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, vol. 6, pp. 1998–2016, 2025
work page 1998
-
[10]
TeraHertz Photonics for Wireless Communications,
A. J. Seeds, H. Shams, M. J. Fice, and C. C. Renaud, “TeraHertz Photonics for Wireless Communications,” Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 579–587, Feb. 2015
work page 2015
-
[11]
Photonics-Aided Terahertz-Wave Wireless Communication,
K. Li and J. Yu, “Photonics-Aided Terahertz-Wave Wireless Communication,” Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 40, no. 13, pp. 4186–4195, Jul. 2022
work page 2022
-
[12]
Terahertz Communications: Chal- lenges in the Next Decade,
H.-J. Song and N. Lee, “Terahertz Communications: Chal- lenges in the Next Decade,” IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 105–117, Mar. 2022
work page 2022
-
[13]
Design Considerations of Photonic THz Communications for 6G Networks,
M. Sung, S.-R. Moon, E.-S. Kim, S. Cho, J. K. Lee, S.-H. Cho, T. Kawanishi, and H.-J. Song, “Design Considerations of Photonic THz Communications for 6G Networks,” IEEE Wireless Communications, vol. 28, no. 5, pp. 185–191, Oct. 2021
work page 2021
-
[14]
Optimized Single Carrier Transceiver for Future Sub-TeraHertz Applica- tions,
S. Bicaïs, J.-B. Doré, G. Gougéon, and Y. Corre, “Optimized Single Carrier Transceiver for Future Sub-TeraHertz Applica- tions,” in ICASSP 2020 - 2020 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP), May 2020, pp. 5095–5099
work page 2020
-
[15]
TeraHertz technology (THz); RF Hardware Modeling,
N. A., “TeraHertz technology (THz); RF Hardware Modeling,” https://www.etsi.org/standards, Jan. 2025
work page 2025
-
[16]
2.5 Gbit/s duobinary signalling with narrow bandwidth 0.625 terahertz source,
L. Moeller, J. Federici, and K. Su, “2.5 Gbit/s duobinary signalling with narrow bandwidth 0.625 terahertz source,” Electronics Letters, vol. 47, no. 15, pp. 856–858, Jul. 2011
work page 2011
-
[17]
Giga-bit wireless communication at 300 GHz using resonant tunneling diode detector,
T. Shiode, T. Mukai, M. Kawamura, and T. Nagatsuma, “Giga-bit wireless communication at 300 GHz using resonant tunneling diode detector,” in Asia-Pacific Microwave Confer- ence 2011, Dec. 2011, pp. 1122–1125
work page 2011
-
[18]
C. Wang, B. Lu, C. Lin, Q. Chen, L. Miao, X. Deng, and J. Zhang, “0.34-THz Wireless Link Based on High-Order Mod- ulation for Future Wireless Local Area Network Applications,” IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 75–85, Jan. 2014
work page 2014
-
[19]
A Terahertz Wireless Communication Link Using a Superheterodyne Approach,
I. Dan, G. Ducournau, S. Hisatake, P. Szriftgiser, R.-P. Braun, and I. Kallfass, “A Terahertz Wireless Communication Link Using a Superheterodyne Approach,” IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 32–43, Jan. 2020
work page 2020
-
[20]
A terahertz wireless communication link using a su- perheterodyne approach,
——, “A terahertz wireless communication link using a su- perheterodyne approach,” IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 32–43, 2020
work page 2020
-
[21]
Experimental Demonstration of Ultra-broadband Wireless Communications at True Terahertz Frequencies,
P. Sen and J. M. Jornet, “Experimental Demonstration of Ultra-broadband Wireless Communications at True Terahertz Frequencies,” in 2019 IEEE 20th International Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications (SPA WC), Jul. 2019, pp. 1–5
work page 2019
-
[22]
C. T. Parisi, S. Badran, P. Sen, V. Petrov, and J. M. Jornet, “Modulations for Terahertz Band Communications: Joint Analysis of Phase Noise Impact and PAPR Effects,” IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, vol. 5, pp. 412–429, 2024
work page 2024
-
[23]
D. Wrana, L. John, B. Schoch, S. Wagner, and I. Kallfass, “Sensitivity Analysis of a 280–312 GHz Superheterodyne Ter- ahertz Link Targeting IEEE802.15.3d Applications,” IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 325–333, Jul. 2022
work page 2022
-
[24]
Prototype of KIOSK Data Downloading System at 300 GHz: Design, Technical Feasibility, and Results,
H.-J. Song, H. Hamada, and M. Yaita, “Prototype of KIOSK Data Downloading System at 300 GHz: Design, Technical Feasibility, and Results,” IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 56, no. 6, pp. 130–136, Jun. 2018
work page 2018
-
[25]
A case for OFDM in ultra-broadband terahertz communication: An experimental approach,
S. Chakraborty, C. Parisi, D. Saha, and N. Thawdar, “A case for OFDM in ultra-broadband terahertz communication: An experimental approach,” in Proceedings of the 5th ACM Workshop on Millimeter-Wave and Terahertz Networks and Sensing Systems, ser. mmNets ’21. New York, NY, USA: Association for Computing Machinery, Oct. 2021, pp. 1–6
work page 2021
-
[26]
300-GHz. 100- Gb/s InP-HEMT Wireless Transceiver Using a 300-GHz Fun- damental Mixer,
H. Hamada, T. Fujimura, I. Abdo, K. Okada, H.-J. Song, H. Sugiyama, H. Matsuzaki, and H. Nosaka, “300-GHz. 100- Gb/s InP-HEMT Wireless Transceiver Using a 300-GHz Fun- damental Mixer,” in 2018 IEEE/MTT-S International Mi- crowave Symposium - IMS, Jun. 2018, pp. 1480–1483
work page 2018
-
[27]
300-GHz CMOS Transceiver for Terahertz Wireless Communication,
S. Hara, K. Takano, K. Katayama, R. Dong, S. Lee, I. Watan- abe, N. Sekine, A. Kasamatsu, T. Yoshida, S. Amakawa, and M. Fujishima, “300-GHz CMOS Transceiver for Terahertz Wireless Communication,” in 2018 Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference (APMC), Nov. 2018, pp. 429–431
work page 2018
-
[28]
Long-range High-Speed THz-Wireless Transmission in the 300 GHz Band,
C. Castro, R. Elschner, T. Merkle, C. Schubert, and R. Freund, “Long-range High-Speed THz-Wireless Transmission in the 300 GHz Band,” in 2020 Third International Workshop on Mobile Terahertz Systems (IWMTS), Jul. 2020, pp. 1–4
work page 2020
-
[29]
Terahertz wireless communications based on photonics technologies,
T. Nagatsuma, S. Horiguchi, Y. Minamikata, Y. Yoshimizu, S. Hisatake, S. Kuwano, N. Yoshimoto, J. Terada, and H. Taka- hashi, “Terahertz wireless communications based on photonics technologies,” Optics Express, vol. 21, no. 20, pp. 23 736– 23 747, Oct. 2013
work page 2013
-
[30]
A 400G optical wireless integration delivery system,
X. Li, J. Yu, J. Zhang, Z. Dong, F. Li, and N. Chi, “A 400G optical wireless integration delivery system,” Optics Express, vol. 21, no. 16, pp. 18 812–18 819, Aug. 2013
work page 2013
-
[31]
Cost- Effective Photonics-Based THz Wireless Transmission Using PAM-N Signals in the 0.3 THz Band,
S.-R. Moon, M. Sung, J. K. Lee, and S.-H. Cho, “Cost- Effective Photonics-Based THz Wireless Transmission Using PAM-N Signals in the 0.3 THz Band,” Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 357–362, Jan. 2021
work page 2021
-
[32]
P. T. Dat, Y. Yamaguchi, M. Motoya, S. Oikawa, J. Ichikawa, A. Kanno, N. Yamamoto, and T. Kawanishi, “Transparent Fiber–Millimeter-Wave–Fiber System in 100-GHz Band Using Optical Modulator and Photonic Down-Conversion,” Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 40, no. 5, pp. 1483–1493, Mar. 2022. A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THZ COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS: PHOTONICS VE...
work page 2022
-
[33]
Transparent Optical-THz-Optical Link at 240/192 Gbit/s Over 5/115 m Enabled by Plasmonics,
Y. Horst, T. Blatter, L. Kulmer, B. I. Bitachon, B. Baeuerle, M. Destraz, W. Heni, S. Koepfli, P. Habegger, M. Eppenberger, E. De Leo, C. Hoessbacher, D. L. Elder, S. R. Hammond, L. E. Johnson, L. R. Dalton, Y. Fedoryshyn, Y. Salamin, M. Burla, and J. Leuthold, “Transparent Optical-THz-Optical Link at 240/192 Gbit/s Over 5/115 m Enabled by Plasmonics,” Jo...
work page 2022
-
[34]
THz-to- optical conversion in wireless communications using an ultra- broadband plasmonic modulator,
S. Ummethala, T. Harter, K. Koehnle, Z. Li, S. Muehlbrandt, Y. Kutuvantavida, J. Kemal, P. Marin-Palomo, J. Schaefer, A. Tessmann, S. K. Garlapati, A. Bacher, L. Hahn, M. Walther, T. Zwick, S. Randel, W. Freude, and C. Koos, “THz-to- optical conversion in wireless communications using an ultra- broadband plasmonic modulator,” Nature Photonics, vol. 13, no...
work page 2019
-
[35]
Single-carrier 220-Gbit/s sub-THz wireless transmission over 214 m using a photonics-based system,
K. Maekawa, T. Yoshioka, T. Nakashita, T. Ohara, and T. Nagatsuma, “Single-carrier 220-Gbit/s sub-THz wireless transmission over 214 m using a photonics-based system,” Optics Letters, vol. 49, no. 16, pp. 4666–4668, Aug. 2024
work page 2024
-
[36]
300-GHz-band Wireless Link Using Photonics-based Ultralow-noise Transmitter and Receiver,
K. Maekawa, Y. Kawamoto, T. Nakashita, T. Yoshioka, T. Hori, B. M. Heffernan, J. Greenberg, R. Amin, T. Tani- gawa, A. Rolland, and T. Nagatsuma, “300-GHz-band Wireless Link Using Photonics-based Ultralow-noise Transmitter and Receiver,” in 2023 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), Mar. 2023, pp. 1–3
work page 2023
-
[37]
Terahertz communications technologies based on photonic and electronic approaches,
T. Nagatsuma, “Terahertz communications technologies based on photonic and electronic approaches,” in European Wireless 2012; 18th European Wireless Conference 2012, Apr. 2012, pp. 1–4
work page 2012
-
[38]
G. Ducournau, P. Szriftgiser, A. Beck, D. Bacquet, F. Pa- vanello, E. Peytavit, M. Zaknoune, T. Akalin, and J.-F. Lampin, “Ultrawide-Bandwidth Single-Channel 0.4-THz Wire- less Link Combining Broadband Quasi-Optic Photomixer and Coherent Detection,” IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 328–337, May 2014
work page 2014
-
[39]
100 Gbit/s wireless link with mm-wave photonics,
S. Koenig, F. Boes, D. Lopez-Diaz, J. Antes, R. Henneberger, R. Schmogrow, D. Hillerkuss, R. Palmer, T. Zwick, C. Koos, W. Freude, O. Ambacher, I. Kallfass, and J. Leuthold, “100 Gbit/s wireless link with mm-wave photonics,” in 2013 Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), Mar. 20...
work page 2013
-
[40]
V. Chinni, P. Latzel, M. Zégaoui, C. Coinon, X. Wallart, E. Peytavit, J. Lampin, K. Engenhardt, P. Szriftgiser, M. Za- knoune, and G. Ducournau, “Single-channel 100 Gbit/s trans- mission using III–V UTC-PDs for future IEEE 802.15.3d wireless links in the 300 GHz band,” Electronics Letters, vol. 54, no. 10, pp. 638–640, 2018
work page 2018
-
[41]
0.4 THz Photonic-Wireless Link With 106 Gb/s Single Channel Bitrate,
S. Jia, X. Pang, O. Ozolins, X. Yu, H. Hu, J. Yu, P. Guan, F. Da Ros, S. Popov, G. Jacobsen, M. Galili, T. Morioka, D. Zibar, and L. K. Oxenløwe, “0.4 THz Photonic-Wireless Link With 106 Gb/s Single Channel Bitrate,” Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 36, no. 2, pp. 610–616, Jan. 2018
work page 2018
-
[42]
32 GBd 16QAM Wireless Transmission in the 300 GHz Band using a PIN Diode for THz Upconversion,
C. Castro, S. Nellen, R. Elschner, I. Sackey, R. Emmerich, T. Merkle, B. Globisch, D. de Felipe, and C. Schubert, “32 GBd 16QAM Wireless Transmission in the 300 GHz Band using a PIN Diode for THz Upconversion,” in 2019 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), Mar. 2019, pp. 1–3
work page 2019
-
[43]
X. Li, J. Yu, K. Wang, M. Kong, W. Zhou, Z. Zhu, C. Wang, M. Zhao, and G.-K. Chang, “120 Gb/s Wireless Terahertz- Wave Signal Delivery by 375 GHz-500 GHz Multi-Carrier in a 2 × 2 MIMO System,” Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 37, no. 2, pp. 606–611, Jan. 2019
work page 2019
-
[44]
2 × 300 Gbit/s Line Rate PS-64QAM-OFDM THz Photonic- Wireless Transmission,
S. Jia, L. Zhang, S. Wang, W. Li, M. Qiao, Z. Lu, N. M. Idrees, X. Pang, H. Hu, X. Zhang, L. K. Oxenløwe, and X. Yu, “2 × 300 Gbit/s Line Rate PS-64QAM-OFDM THz Photonic- Wireless Transmission,” Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 38, no. 17, pp. 4715–4721, Sep. 2020
work page 2020
-
[45]
600-GHz-Band Heterodyne Receiver System Using Photonic Techniques,
Y. Uemura, Y. Kawamoto, N. Shibata, L. Yi, and T. Na- gatsuma, “600-GHz-Band Heterodyne Receiver System Using Photonic Techniques,” in 2020 International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics (MWP), Nov. 2020, pp. 256–259
work page 2020
-
[46]
6G Indoor Network Enabled by Photonics- and Electronics-Based sub- THz Technology,
S.-R. Moon, E.-S. Kim, M. Sung, H. Y. Rha, E. S. Lee, I.- M. Lee, K. H. Park, J. K. Lee, and S.-H. Cho, “6G Indoor Network Enabled by Photonics- and Electronics-Based sub- THz Technology,” Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 40, no. 2, pp. 499–510, Jan. 2022
work page 2022
-
[47]
S. Jia, M.-C. Lo, L. Zhang, O. Ozolins, A. Udalcovs, D. Kong, X. Pang, R. Guzman, X. Yu, S. Xiao, S. Popov, J. Chen, G. Carpintero, T. Morioka, H. Hu, and L. K. Oxenløwe, “Integrated dual-laser photonic chip for high-purity carrier generation enabling ultrafast terahertz wireless communica- tions,” Nature Communications, vol. 13, no. 1, p. 1388, Mar. 2022
work page 2022
-
[48]
Coherent Wireless Link at 300 GHz With 160 Gbit/s Enabled by a Photonic Transmit- ter,
S. Nellen, S. Lauck, E. Peytavit, P. Szriftgiser, M. Schell, G. Ducournau, and B. Globisch, “Coherent Wireless Link at 300 GHz With 160 Gbit/s Enabled by a Photonic Transmit- ter,” Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 40, no. 13, pp. 4178–4185, Jul. 2022
work page 2022
-
[49]
Photonics-assisted 320 GHz THz-band 50 Gbit/s Signal Outdoor Wireless Communication over 850 Meters,
W. Li, J. Yu, B. Zhu, J. Zhang, M. Zhu, F. Zhao, T. Xie, K. Wang, Y. Wei, X. Yang, B. Hua, M. Lei, Y. Cai, W. Zhou, and J. Yu, “Photonics-assisted 320 GHz THz-band 50 Gbit/s Signal Outdoor Wireless Communication over 850 Meters,” in 2023 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibi- tion (OFC), Mar. 2023, pp. 1–3
work page 2023
-
[50]
High-Speed and Long-Distance Photonics-Aided Terahertz Wireless Communication,
J. Ding, J. Yu, W. Li, K. Wang, W. Zhou, J. Zhang, M. Zhu, T. Xie, J. Yu, and F. Zhao, “High-Speed and Long-Distance Photonics-Aided Terahertz Wireless Communication,” Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 41, no. 11, pp. 3417–3423, Jun. 2023
work page 2023
-
[51]
W. Tong, J. Ding, M. Zhu, Z. Xin, X. Yang, Z. Xie, J. Meng, Y. Cai, B. Hua, J. Zhang, M. Lei, Y. Zou, Y. Huang, J. Yu, and X. You, “200-m Photonics-Aided Terahertz Wireless Transmission of 253-Gbit/s DP-OFDM Signals Utilizing Mul- tidimensional Nonlinear Equalization,” Journal of Lightwave Technology, pp. 1–9, 2024
work page 2024
-
[52]
W. Li, J. Yu, B. Zhu, F. Wang, J. Ding, J. Zhang, M. Zhu, F. Zhao, T. Xie, K. Wang, Y. Wei, X. Yang, B. Hua, M. Lei, Y. Cai, L. Zhao, W. Zhou, and J. Yu, “Photonic Terahertz Wireless Communication: Towards the Goal of High-Speed Kilometer-Level Transmission,” Journal of Lightwave Technol- ogy, vol. 42, no. 3, pp. 1159–1172, Feb. 2024
work page 2024
-
[53]
Novel Phase and CFO Estimation DSP for Photonics-Based Sub-Thz Communication,
H. Y. Rha, S.-R. Moon, J. K. Lee, and S.-H. Cho, “Novel Phase and CFO Estimation DSP for Photonics-Based Sub-Thz Communication,” Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 40, no. 9, pp. 2710–2716, May 2022
work page 2022
-
[54]
Z. Zhou, A. Kassem, J. Seddon, E. Sillekens, I. Darwazeh, P. Bayvel, and Z. Liu, “938 Gb/s, 5–150 GHz Ultra-Wideband Transmission Over the Air Using Combined Electronic and Photonic-Assisted Signal Generation,” Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 42, no. 20, pp. 7247–7252, Oct. 2024
work page 2024
-
[55]
A New Look at Dual-Hop Relaying: Performance Limits with Hardware Impairments,
E. Bjornson, M. Matthaiou, and M. Debbah, “A New Look at Dual-Hop Relaying: Performance Limits with Hardware Impairments,” IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 61, no. 11, pp. 4512–4525, Nov. 2013
work page 2013
-
[56]
Analytical Performance Assessment of THz Wireless Sys- tems,
A.-A. A. Boulogeorgos, E. N. Papasotiriou, and A. Alexiou, “Analytical Performance Assessment of THz Wireless Sys- tems,” IEEE Access, vol. 7, pp. 11 436–11 453, 2019
work page 2019
-
[57]
J. Antes and I. Kallfass, “Performance Estimation for Broad- band Multi-Gigabit Millimeter- and Sub-Millimeter-Wave Wireless Communication Links,” IEEE Transactions on Mi- crowave Theory and Techniques, vol. 63, no. 10, pp. 3288–3299, Oct. 2015
work page 2015
-
[58]
Phase Noise Model Selection for Sub- THz Communications,
S. Bicais and J.-B. Dore, “Phase Noise Model Selection for Sub- THz Communications,” in 2019 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Dec. 2019, pp. 1–6
work page 2019
-
[59]
Impact of beam misalignment on THz wireless systems,
J. Kokkoniemi, A.-A. A. Boulogeorgos, M. Aminu, J. Lehtomäki, A. Alexiou, and M. Juntti, “Impact of beam misalignment on THz wireless systems,” Nano Communication Networks, vol. 24, p. 100302, May 2020
work page 2020
-
[60]
MIMO Techniques for Wireless Terabits Systems under Sub-THz Channel with RF Impairments,
M. Saad, A. C. Al Ghouwaye, H. Hijazi, F. Bader, and J. Palicot, “MIMO Techniques for Wireless Terabits Systems under Sub-THz Channel with RF Impairments,” in 2020 IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops (ICC Workshops), Jun. 2020, pp. 1–6
work page 2020
-
[61]
On the Effect of Oscillator Phase Noise on the Performance of OFDM Systems in Sub- THz Band,
P. Neshaastegaran and M. Jian, “On the Effect of Oscillator Phase Noise on the Performance of OFDM Systems in Sub- THz Band,” in 2020 14th International Conference on Signal Processing and Communication Systems (ICSPCS), Dec. 2020, pp. 1–6
work page 2020
-
[62]
S. Tarboush, H. Sarieddeen, M.-S. Alouini, and T. Y. Al- Naffouri, “Single- Versus Multicarrier Terahertz-Band Com- A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THZ COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS: PHOTONICS VERSUS ELECTRONICS APPROACHES 41 munications: A Comparative Study,” IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, vol. 3, pp. 1466–1486, 2022
work page 2022
-
[63]
On the Design of Super Constellations,
T. K. Oikonomou, D. Tyrovolas, S. A. Tegos, P. D. Diaman- toulakis, P. Sarigiannidis, and G. K. Karagiannidis, “On the Design of Super Constellations,” IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, vol. 6, pp. 2741–2756, 2025
work page 2025
-
[64]
Analysis of Gaussian phase noise effects in DFT-s-OFDM systems for sub-THz transmissions,
Y. Bello, J.-B. Doré, and D. Demmer, “Analysis of Gaussian phase noise effects in DFT-s-OFDM systems for sub-THz transmissions,” EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communica- tions and Networking, vol. 2024, no. 1, p. 60, Jul. 2024
work page 2024
-
[65]
Continuous Phase Modulation Proposal for Photonics-Wireless Sub-THz Trans- missions,
P. Desombre, H. Farès, and Y. Louët, “Continuous Phase Modulation Proposal for Photonics-Wireless Sub-THz Trans- missions,” IEEE Access, vol. 12, pp. 100 217–100 229, 2024
work page 2024
-
[66]
The effect of laser charac- teristics on millimetre wave optical generation techniques,
G. Fekete, W. Kassa, T. Berceli, S. Faci, A. Billabert, C. Al- gani, T. Cseh, and E. Udvary, “The effect of laser charac- teristics on millimetre wave optical generation techniques,” in 2015 17th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), Jul. 2015, pp. 1–4
work page 2015
-
[67]
Modular Link Level Simulator for the Physical Layer of Beyond 5G Wireless Communication Systems,
J. M. Eckhardt, C. Herold, B. K. Jung, N. Dreyer, and T. Kürner, “Modular Link Level Simulator for the Physical Layer of Beyond 5G Wireless Communication Systems,” Radio Science, vol. 57, no. 2, p. e2021RS007395, 2022
work page 2022
-
[68]
3GPP TR 38.808: Study on supporting NR from 52.6 GHz to 71 GHz,
“3GPP TR 38.808: Study on supporting NR from 52.6 GHz to 71 GHz,” https://portal.3gpp.org/
-
[69]
Ultra-Low Phase Noise Frequency Synthesis for THz Com- munications Using Optoelectronic PLLs,
J. C. Scheytt, D. Wrana, M. Bahmanian, and I. Kallfass, “Ultra-Low Phase Noise Frequency Synthesis for THz Com- munications Using Optoelectronic PLLs,” in 2020 Third Inter- national Workshop on Mobile Terahertz Systems (IWMTS), Jul. 2020, pp. 1–4
work page 2020
-
[70]
S. Li, Z. Zhang, and G. M. Rebeiz, “An Eight-Element 136– 147 GHz Wafer-Scale Phased-Array Transmitter With 32 dBm Peak EIRP and >16 Gbps 16QAM and 64QAM Operation,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 57, no. 6, pp. 1635– 1648, Jun. 2022
work page 2022
-
[71]
Broadband 300-GHz Power Amplifier MMICs in InGaAs mHEMT Technology,
L. John, A. Tessmann, A. Leuther, P. Neininger, T. Merkle, and T. Zwick, “Broadband 300-GHz Power Amplifier MMICs in InGaAs mHEMT Technology,” IEEE Transactions on Tera- hertz Science and Technology, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 309–320, May 2020
work page 2020
-
[72]
Outage Capacity Optimization for Free-Space Optical Links With Pointing Errors,
A. A. Farid and S. Hranilovic, “Outage Capacity Optimization for Free-Space Optical Links With Pointing Errors,” Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 25, no. 7, pp. 1702–1710, Jul. 2007
work page 2007
-
[73]
M. O. Kaya, M. Ozdem, and R. Das, “A new hybrid approach combining GCN and LSTM for real-time anomaly detection from dynamic computer network data,” Computer Networks, vol. 268, p. 111372, Aug. 2025
work page 2025
-
[74]
Intelligent Terahertz Medium Access Control (MAC) for Highly Dynamic Airborne Networks,
L. He, F. Hu, Z. Chu, J. Zhao, Y. Sagduyu, N. Thawdar, and S. Kumar, “Intelligent Terahertz Medium Access Control (MAC) for Highly Dynamic Airborne Networks,” IEEE Trans- actions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, vol. 59, no. 3, pp. 2494–2512, Jun. 2023
work page 2023
-
[75]
Digital Signal Processing for Coherent Transceivers Employing Multilevel Formats,
M. S. Faruk and S. J. Savory, “Digital Signal Processing for Coherent Transceivers Employing Multilevel Formats,” Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 35, no. 5, pp. 1125– 1141, Mar. 2017
work page 2017
-
[76]
ASE Analysis and Correction for EDF A Automatic Control,
L. Qiao and P. J. Vella, “ASE Analysis and Correction for EDF A Automatic Control,” Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 771–778, Mar. 2007
work page 2007
-
[77]
Development of a P-I-N HgCdTe photomixer for laser heterodyne spectrometry,
P. R. Bratt, “Development of a P-I-N HgCdTe photomixer for laser heterodyne spectrometry,” Tech. Rep. NAS 1.26:4094, Sep. 1987
work page 1987
-
[78]
Noise Figures of Radio Receivers,
H. Friis, “Noise Figures of Radio Receivers,” Proceedings of the IRE, vol. 32, no. 7, pp. 419–422, Jul. 1944
work page 1944
-
[79]
Performance of coherent optical re- ceivers,
J. Barry and E. Lee, “Performance of coherent optical re- ceivers,” Proceedings of the IEEE, vol. 78, no. 8, pp. 1369– 1394, Aug. 1990
work page 1990
-
[80]
Valkama, Advanced I/Q Signal Processing for Wideband Receivers Models and Algorithms
M. Valkama, Advanced I/Q Signal Processing for Wideband Receivers Models and Algorithms. PhD. thesis, Tampere University of Technology, 2001
work page 2001
discussion (0)
Sign in with ORCID, Apple, or X to comment. Anyone can read and Pith papers without signing in.