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Rohde & Schwarz and IEMN collaborate on 6G THz by bringing together electronic and photonic technologies



2024-05-15 01:40:45 Industry

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The Institute of Electronics, Microelectronics and Nanotechnology (IEMN, Lille, France) and Rohde & Schwarz have expanded their collaboration to research THz communications that utilize photonic technologies. In a recent demonstration, IEMN reached a milestone when researchers achieved generated a 300 GHz bidirectional link over an outdoor distance of 645 m for use in future 6G backhauling scenarios. The R&S SMA100B microwave signal generator from Rohde & Schwarz was a crucial component in the performance test setup. The R&S SMA100B provides an ultra-low phase noise signal that helps accelerate THz communications research and development to ready it for industrialization.


Caption: View of the 300 GHz bi-directional 6G link, France, 645 m. Credit: Prof. G. Ducournau, IEMN UMR CNRS 8520 - University of Lille, France.

The door to the 6G era is now open and sub-THz communications systems up to the 300 GHz band are becoming a reality. Instrumentation, testbeds and metrology are urgently needed for these new frequencies, demanding approaches that fill the gap between the millimeterwave and optical bands.

For several years, Rohde & Schwarz and the IEMN team under Prof. Guillaume Ducournau have researched high frequency measurements and the integration of Rohde & Schwarz test and measurement solutions with photonic technologies to accelerate advances in emerging 6G technologies.

Studying new spectrum resources will help advance future wireless communications systems. Backhaul frequencies are expected to increase once the E-band communications market is saturated. Potential frequencies such as D-band (110-170 GHz) systems are expected to enter the market sometime after 2025, while H-band or sub-THz bands up to 300 GHz will come sometime after 2030. Developing new architectures and test systems to characterize mmW/THz performance at both the component and system levels is very important for these wireless trends.

User :- Elroy Fernandes

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