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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front.Antennas Propag.
Sec. Wireless Communications
Volume 2 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fanpr.2024.1471091
This article is part of the Research Topic Advances in Terahertz Transmission and Channel Modelling View all articles

Measuring the peak performance of a 6G THz Communication Testbed

Provisionally accepted
Jessica F. Smith Jessica F. Smith *Yunsong Gui Yunsong Gui Irshaad Fatadin Irshaad Fatadin
  • National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, United Kingdom

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    It is expected that 6G communication technology will achieve a peak data rate capability of 1 Tbit/s. One way of reaching this goal is to employ THz frequencies for carrying wireless signals. THz frequencies have large continuous bandwidths which allow for high data rate signals. In order to support the development of THz communications and accompanying technologies, a 6G THz Communications Testbed has been set-up at the National Physical Laboratory. In this paper, the best signal performance for a variety of different baud rates and modulation schemes is explored for both a direct connection between the waveform generator and measuring oscilloscope and for several different Over-The-Air (OTA) path lengths up to 4m specular Non-Line-of-Sight. For the direct connection, signals of up to 210 Gbit/s were achieved and data rates of up to 150 Gbit/s were achieved for OTA transmission.

    Keywords: Terahertz, 6G, Wireless communication, THz communication, THz Testbed

    Received: 26 Jul 2024; Accepted: 07 Oct 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Smith, Gui and Fatadin. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Jessica F. Smith, National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, United Kingdom

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