Millimeter- and Terahertz-Wave Antennas and Phased Arrays for Ultra-Broadband Wireless
A special issue of Photonics (ISSN 2304-6732).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2021) | Viewed by 545
Special Issue Editors
Interests: microwave and terahertz photonics; phased array antennas; terahertz sources and detectors; photonic-electronic integration and wireless communications
Interests: millimeter-wave and terahertz-wave photonics
Interests: microwave and terahertz photonics; photonic integrated circuits; high-speed wireless communications
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Microwave, millimeter-wave (mmW), and terahertz (THz) frequency bands are being pursued for beyond 5G, enabling ultra-broadband wireless communications to unlock 100 GB/s data rates. Because these bands all together occupy but a tiny fraction of the electromagnetic spectrum, photonics technologies can be used to efficiently propagate and manipulate these signals. In fact, photonic technologies have already demonstrated broadband signal generation, up- and down-conversion, as well as true-time-delay beam-forming of phased array antennas.
The purpose of this Special Issue is to highlight a broader view of the current state-of-the-art in crucial developments to enable photonics-driven beam-forming and beam-steering phased array antennas. Particularly, the focus is placed on covering integrated microwave photonic approaches, in which photonic integration technology is employed to overcome the energy-efficiency, flexibility and scalability, as well as performance limitations of the current systems using fiber-optic components. The topics covered also include additional key technologies, such as novel antenna approaches and dielectric waveguide structures.
Topics of interest include:
- Integrated circuits for beamforming networks;
- Photonic-driven beam-forming and beam-steering;
- True-time-delay phased arrays;
- Antennas for mmW and THz beam-forming and beam-steering;
- Novel and/or integrated antenna technologies for mmW/THz emission;
- Antennas for beam switching;
- Phased arrays for 5G and beyond 5G systems;
- Dielectric waveguide structures and photonic crystals.
Dr. Muhsin Ali
Prof. Dr. Tadao Nagatsuma
Prof. Dr. Guillermo Carpintero
Guest Editors
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