학술논문

Channel Measurements at 300 GHz for Low Terahertz Links in a Data Center
Document Type
Periodical
Source
IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation IEEE Open J. Antennas Propag. Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Open Journal of. 5(3):759-777 Jun, 2024
Subject
Fields, Waves and Electromagnetics
Communication, Networking and Broadcast Technologies
Aerospace
Data centers
Wireless communication
Servers
Terahertz communications
Loss measurement
Antenna measurements
Metals
THz
channel
channel sounding
data center
top-of-rack
multipath propagation
delay spread
Language
ISSN
2637-6431
Abstract
This article presents comprehensive double-directional channel measurements with time-domain channel sounding at 300 GHz that characterize the channel of wireless links in a data center. The channels are classified into three scenario-dependent use cases and are individually analyzed providing channel parameters as a function of the required signal-to-noise ratio of the prospective communication system. The spatial and temporal analysis of the channel reveals relevant propagation effects such as the influence of scattering and derives relations between the channel parameters of the propagation and the radio channel. The analysis shows that multipath propagation becomes relevant for systems with high signal-to-noise ratio requirements despite high-gain directional antennas. A first order approximation of relevant propagation effects complements the analysis. The measurement data of the whole measurement campaign with 18250 calibrated impulse responses including all meta data is published so that the research community has a collective benefit.