An Overview of Signal Processing Techniques for Terahertz Communications

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Abstract

Terahertz (THz)-band communications are a key enabler for future-generation wireless communication systems that promise to integrate a wide range of data-demanding applications. Recent advances in photonic, electronic, and plasmonic technologies are closing the gap in THz transceiver design. Consequently, prospect THz signal generation, modulation, and radiation methods are converging, and corresponding channel model, noise, and hardware-impairment notions are emerging. Such progress establishes a foundation for well-grounded research into THz-specific signal processing techniques for wireless communications. This tutorial overviews these techniques, emphasizing ultramassive multiple-input-multiple-output (UM-MIMO) systems and reconfigurable intelligent surfaces, vital for overcoming the distance problem at very high frequencies. We focus on the classical problems of waveform design and modulation, beamforming and precoding, index modulation, channel estimation, channel coding, and data detection. We also motivate signal processing techniques for THz sensing and localization.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1-38
Number of pages38
JournalProceedings of the IEEE
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021

Bibliographical note

KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2021-08-19
Acknowledgements: This work was supported by the KAUST Office of Sponsored Research.

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