Broadband THz pulse transmission through the atmosphere

IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 264-273

  Yang, Yihong ^a   Mandehgar, Mahboubeh ^a   Grischkowsky, Daniel R ^a  

^a Oklahoma State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Absorption; atmospheric transmission; spectroscopy; Terahertz; Terahertz communication

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TRANSMISSION; DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS; INPUT PULSE; LEADING EDGE; LOW POWER; OUTPUT PULSE; PHASE-LOCKED FREQUENCY; PULSE SHAPES; TERA HERTZ; TERAHERTZ COMMUNICATION; THZ COMMUNICATIONS; THZ PULSE; TRAILING EDGES; TRANSMITTED PULSE;

DIGITAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; OPTICAL FIBERS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; WATER VAPOR;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY;

EID: 80052496975     PISSN: 2156342X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TTHZ.2011.2159554     Document Type: Article

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