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Experimental Comparison of Terahertz and Infrared Signaling in Controlled Atmospheric Turbulence

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In order to study and compare propagation features of Terahertz (THz) and infrared (IR) links under different air turbulence conditions, THz and IR free- space communication links at 625 GHz carrier frequency and 1550 nm wavelength, respectively, with a maximum data rate of 2.5 Gb/s have been developed. After propagating through the same channel perturbation caused by air turbulence, attenuation of the channels due to scintillation effects is analyzed by measuring the power and bit-error-rates in each link. Attenuation caused by air turbulence degrades the IR channel but exhibits only minor impact on the THz signal. Numerical simulations of the IR and THz attenuation under different turbulence conditions are presented and compared with the experimental data.

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. ECCS-1102222.

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  1. Department of Physics, New Jersey Institute of Technology, 322 King Blvd., Newark, New Jersey, 07102, USA

    Jianjun Ma & John F. Federici

  2. Bell Laboratories/Alcatel-Lucent, 791 Holmdel-Keyport Road, Holmdel, New Jersey, 07733, USA

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Ma, J., Moeller, L. & Federici, J.F. Experimental Comparison of Terahertz and Infrared Signaling in Controlled Atmospheric Turbulence. J Infrared Milli Terahz Waves 36, 130–143 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10762-014-0121-9

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