Frequency domain scattering loss in THz band

Author

Kokkoniemi, Joonas ; Lehtomauki, Janne ; Juntti, Markku

Author_Institution

Dept. of Commun. Eng. (DCE), Univ. of Oulu, Oulu, Finland

fYear

2015

fDate

25-27 May 2015

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

3

Abstract

Frequency domain scattering loss on small particles in terahertz frequency band (0.1-10 THz) is addressed. The wavelengths in THz band are short enough to enable scattering on small particles in the atmosphere. Rayleigh theories are utilized in estimating the scattering loss and it is shown that in proper conditions small particle scattering causes significant losses in the THz band. The small particle scattering is mainly an issue on the higher end of the THz band. This is due to the strong frequency dependency of the scattering. The effect of the scattering loss to the received signal strength is shown in the results.

Keywords

RSSI; Rayleigh scattering; electromagnetic wave scattering; frequency-domain analysis; terahertz waves; Rayleigh theory; atmosphere; frequency 0.1 THz to 10 THz; frequency domain scattering loss; received signal strength; small particle scattering; terahertz frequency band; Absorption; Aerosols; Atmospheric measurements; Nanoscale devices; Particle measurements; Propagation losses; Scattering;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Millimeter Waves (GSMM), 2015 Global Symposium On

Conference_Location

Montreal, QC

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/GSMM.2015.7175457

Filename

7175457