光子辅助太赫兹通信技术研究进展

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1007-5461.2023.04.001

摘要/Abstract

摘要： 面对互联网时代呈指数增长的全球数据流量, 超高速通信的发展需求日益迫切, 太赫兹通信因拥有巨大的可用带宽资源, 成为下一代超高速无线通信关键技术之一。太赫兹通信系统分为电子学与光子辅助两种类型, 其中后者在通信速率、频率灵活调控、与光纤接入网无缝融合等方面具有独特优势。首先介绍了典型光子辅助太赫兹通信系统的基本原理, 在此基本原理框架下, 梳理了系统中信号生成与接收、多维复用以及概率整形等技术的研究进展, 并探讨了该类通信系统需要进一步解决的问题。

关键词: 光通信, 太赫兹通信, 光子辅助, 信号生成与处理, 多维复用, 概率整形

Abstract: With the exponential growth of global data traffic in the internet era, the demand of ultra-highspeed communications is becoming increasingly urgent. Because of its huge available bandwidth resources, terahertz communication has become one of the key technical approaches for the next generation of ultra-highspeed wireless communications. Terahertz communication systems can be divided into two types: the systems based on electronics technology and those based on photonics-assisted technology. The latter has some unique advantages, such as high communication rate, flexible frequency tunability, and seamless integration with optical fiber access networks. The basic principles of typical photonics-assisted terahertz communication systems are introduced firstly. Then, under these basic principles, the research progresses of signal generation and reception, multi-dimensional multiplexing and probabilistic constellation shaping in the systems are reviewed. Finally, the developing problems need to be solved in the photonics-assisted terahertz communication system are discussed.

Key words: optical communication, terahertz communication, photonics-assisted, signal generation and reception, multi-dimensional multiplexing, probabilistic constellation shaping

中图分类号:

TN92

李小军, 王迪, 龚静文. 光子辅助太赫兹通信技术研究进展[J]. 量子电子学报, 2023, 40(4): 423-435.

LI Xiaojun , WANG Di , GONG Jingwen. Research Progress of Photonics-Assisted Terahertz Communications[J]. Chinese Journal of Quantum Electronics, 2023, 40(4): 423-435.

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