THz Communications using Photonics and Electronic Devices: the Race to Data-Rate

With the mass development of mobile data transfers, wireless communications have recently entered a new area: the carrier frequency is now entering the THz region. After a brief overview of context and key features of THz communication, focus is given on photonic-based THz emitters based on quasi-optic UTC-PDs. A special design of wideband photomixer is presented and its applications for narrow bandwidth THz generation. Using this photomixer, communication links at 200, 400 and 600 GHz are presented.

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