TY - JOUR
T1 - Multihop Subterahertz Free Space Optics
T2 - A Technique for High-Rate Uninterrupted Backhauling in 6G
AU - Singya, Praveen Kumar
AU - Makki, Behrooz
AU - D'Errico, Antonio
AU - Alouini, Mohamed Slim
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2025
Y1 - 2025
N2 - Moving toward 6G, backhaul networks require significant improvements to support new use-cases with restricted joint capacity and availability requirements. In this article, we investigate the potentials and challenges of joint subterahertz (sub-THz) and free space optical (FSO), in short sub-THz-FSO, multihop networks as a candidate technology for future backhaul communications. As we show, with a proper deployment, sub-THz-FSO networks have the potential to provide high-rate reliable backhauling, while there are multiple practical challenges to be addressed before they can be used in large-scale.
AB - Moving toward 6G, backhaul networks require significant improvements to support new use-cases with restricted joint capacity and availability requirements. In this article, we investigate the potentials and challenges of joint subterahertz (sub-THz) and free space optical (FSO), in short sub-THz-FSO, multihop networks as a candidate technology for future backhaul communications. As we show, with a proper deployment, sub-THz-FSO networks have the potential to provide high-rate reliable backhauling, while there are multiple practical challenges to be addressed before they can be used in large-scale.
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U2 - 10.1109/MVT.2025.3562339
DO - 10.1109/MVT.2025.3562339
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:105005284373
SN - 1556-6072
JO - IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine
JF - IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine
ER -