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The terahertz (THz) band provides a transition between the electronic and the photonic regions thus adopting important characteristics from these regimes. These characteristics corresponding with the progress in semiconductor technology has enabled researchers to exploit hitherto unexplored domains including satellite communication, biomedical imaging, security systems, etc. This book, explores the terahertz antenna technology toward implementation of compact, consistent, and cheap terahertz sources, as well as the high-sensitivity terahertz detectors. The advances in new materials and nanostructures such as graphene will be helpful in miniaturization of antenna technology while simultaneously maintaining the desired output levels. Terahertz antenna characterization of bandwidth, impedance, polarization, etc. has not yet been methodically structured and it continues to be a major research challenge. This book addresses these issues besides including the advances of terahertz technology in space applications worldwide, along with possibilities of using this technology in deep space networks.

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  1. Centre for Electromagnetics, CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

    Balamati Choudhury

  2. Centre for Electromagnetics, CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

    Aniruddha R. Sonde

  3. Centre for Electromagnetics, CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

    Rakesh Mohan Jha

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Choudhury, B., Sonde, A., Jha, R. (2016). Terahertz Antenna Technology for Space Applications. In: Terahertz Antenna Technology for Space Applications. SpringerBriefs in Electrical and Computer Engineering(). Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-799-4_1

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