Channel Modeling in Terahertz Wireless Communications: Information Theoretic Perspectives
A special issue of Entropy (ISSN 1099-4300). This special issue belongs to the section "Information Theory, Probability and Statistics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 July 2026 | Viewed by 23
Special Issue Editors
Interests: advanced wireless communication; channel modeling; 6G technologies; MIMO; information theory
Interests: wireless communications; physical layer security; diversity systems; smart antennas; MIMO performance; interference management
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Terahertz (THz) wireless communications, operating in the 0.1–10 THz band, are envisioned as a key enabler for sixth-generation (6G) networks and beyond. The abundance of spectrum resources at these frequencies promises ultra-high data rates, extremely low latency, and unprecedented sensing and localization capabilities. Such features are vital for applications such as wireless backhaul, holographic communications, immersive virtual reality, and integrated sensing and communication systems. However, the propagation environment at THz frequencies presents unique challenges: severe path loss, molecular absorption, high susceptibility to blockage, misalignment issues, and pronounced frequency selectivity.
Accurate channel modeling is therefore essential for evaluating fundamental limits and designing practical systems. From an information-theoretic perspective, THz channel models shape the understanding of achievable capacity, reliability–throughput trade-offs, spectral and energy efficiency, and secure communications. Recent advances include deterministic and stochastic models, hybrid approaches, and measurement-driven models capturing delay spreads, angular dispersion, scattering, and beam misalignment.
This Special Issue invites contributions that explore the intersection between THz channel modeling and information theory. Topics of interest include novel channel models, capacity analysis, coding and modulation strategies, secrecy and covert communications, the impact of hardware impairments, and joint communication–sensing paradigms, with emphasis on theory, simulation, and experimental validation.
Dr. Maryam Olyaee
Prof. Dr. Juan Manuel Romero‐Jerez
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- terahertz (THz) wireless channel modeling
- information-theoretic capacity analysis
- ultra-massive MIMO and beamforming
- blockage and beam misalignment effects
- hardware constraints
- THz system design
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