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Terahertz Antennas: Application, Research Challenges and Future Directions

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Artificial Intelligence and Smart Environment (ICAISE 2022)

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The increasing demand for unoccupied and unregulated bandwidth for wireless communication systems will inevitably lead to the extension of operating frequencies to the THz frequency range. Terahertz wireless communications appear to be an attractive and complementary technology compared to other less flexible and more expensive technologies. However, most THz antennas suffer from relatively high loss and low manufacturing accuracy due to their small size in the high frequency bands of THz waves. Therefore, this paper presents a detailed overview of THz antennas and the latest research on improving their performance. Research directions of THz antenna in 6G technology are presented.

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  1. LISAC Laboratory, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco

    Amraoui Youssef, Rachid El Alami & Hassan Qjidaa

  2. LSEED Laboratory, UPF, Fez, Morocco

    Imane Halkhams & Mohammed Ouazzani Jamil

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  1. Department of Computer Science, Moulay Ismail University, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, Errachidia, Morocco

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Youssef, A., Halkhams, I., El Alami, R., Jamil, M.O., Qjidaa, H. (2023). Terahertz Antennas: Application, Research Challenges and Future Directions. In: Farhaoui, Y., Rocha, A., Brahmia, Z., Bhushab, B. (eds) Artificial Intelligence and Smart Environment. ICAISE 2022. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 635. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26254-8_109

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