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Terahertz Communications for Terabit Wireless Imaging

Kao-Cheng Huang and Zhaocheng Wang

CONTENTS

8.1      Introduction

8.2      Terahertz Wave Propagation

8.3      Terahertz Wave Transmitters

8.3.1      Continuous-Wave Signal Generation from Photomixers

8.3.2      Pulse Generation (Optical Method)

8.4.3      Low-Power Design without Mixer and Local Oscillator

8.5      Terahertz Antennas

8.6      Terahertz Transistors

8.7      Challenges in System Issues

8.8      Conclusion

8.A Appendix Terabit vs. Terahertz

Acknowledgment

References

8.1    INTRODUCTION

Recently, terahertz (THz) technology has attracted a great deal of interests from academia and industry. THz imaging has been used for medical and security applications. It is not only an ...

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