Terahertz Communications: Present and Future

Dear Colleagues,

Today, the innovation process triggered by nanotechnologies is fostering the development of integrated devices with sizes ranging from one to a few hundred nanometers, very well-suited for ICT, biomedical, industrial, and military applications. Also, the scientific literature has demonstrated that communication at the nanoscale is feasible due to the adoption of graphene-based nano-antennas generating electromagnetic waves in the terahertz band (i.e., from 0.1 THz to 10 THz). Accordingly, researchers from both academia and industry have formulated and, in some cases, developed, pioneering nanoscale communication systems. The current state of the art provides fundamental results that will drive future research activities in this direction.

This Special Issue intends to collect high-level scientific contributions focusing on present achievements and future goals in the terahertz communication domain. Specifically, the topics of interest include:

• THz antennas including carbon nanotubes and graphene-based designs
• THz communication links modelling and characterisation 
• Theoretical limitations and considerations of electromagnetic waves at THz
• THz radar and sensing devices and solutions
• THz tissue characterisation and sensing for biomedical applications 
• THz material characterisation and synthesis
• Advanced physical transmission techniques for THz
• Nanoscale devices and networks at THz
• Nanoscale network architecture at THz
• Communication protocols for nanoscale networks
• Experimental testbeds and reference use cases based on THz communications

Dr. Giuseppe Piro
Dr. Akram Alomainy
Dr. Qammer H. Abbasi
Guest Editors

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