Blockage Mitigation via Curved Airy Beams in Near Field Terahertz Communications Beyond 6G
2025 (English)In: 2025 IEEE 22nd Consumer Communications and Networking Conference, CCNC 2025, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) , 2025Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
The terahertz (THz) spectrum holds immense potential for advanced wireless communication systems due to abundant available bandwidth and high data rates. However, a major challenge in deploying THz systems is susceptibility to blockage, which can greatly impair signal propagation and negatively affect the reliability of the communication link. This paper focuses on applying self-accelerated beams for blockage mitigation at THz frequencies. These beams can follow curved trajectories as they propagate in free space. Trajectories can be engineered to overcome physical obstacles present in the beam path. As we show through extensive simulations, self-accelerated beams perform better than conventional Gaussian beams in terms of received power when obstacles are present. This approach offers new possibilities for reliable THz communications in practical deployment scenarios.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) , 2025.
Keywords [en]
6G, Airy beams, Beyond-6G, caustic beams, near-field communications, THz spectrum, trajectory engineering
National Category
Telecommunications Communication Systems Signal Processing
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-363998DOI: 10.1109/CCNC54725.2025.10975973ISI: 001517190200086Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105005138705OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-363998DiVA, id: diva2:1962834
Conference
22nd IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference, CCNC 2025, Las Vegas, United States of America, January 10-13, 2025
Note
Part of ISBN 9798331508050
QC 20250604
2025-06-022025-06-022025-12-05Bibliographically approved