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PHOTONICS
Volume 9, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/photonics9010009
Keywords
photomixing; photodiode; terahertz wave; beam steering; phased array; wireless communication
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Beam forming and beam steering are essential technologies for the practical application of high-frequency electromagnetic waves, while beam control technology using a phased array for terahertz waves above 100 GHz is necessary for achieving high-speed wireless communication. Adjusting the beam of terahertz waves improves not only the power efficiency but also the security of wireless transmission at the physical layer.
Beam forming and beam steering are inevitable technologies for the practical application of high-frequency electromagnetic waves. Specifically, beam control technology using a phased array for terahertz waves above 100 GHz is necessary to realize the future of high-speed wireless communication. By photomixing, which is a promising method for generating terahertz waves, the phase of the generated waves can be tuned in the optical domain, so that the beam from the phased array can be controlled by photonics technologies. Directing the beam of a terahertz wave enables wireless communication to be improved not only via an increase in power efficiency but also in security in the physical layer of the wireless transmission. By utilizing this advantage and using coherent detection at the receiver, a secured wireless communication system is proposed, and the fundamental mechanism is demonstrated in a feasibility experiment.
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