Terahertz communications and sensing for 6G and beyond: A comprehensive review

W Jiang, Q Zhou, J He, MA Habibi… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Next-generation cellular technologies, commonly referred to as the sixth generation (6G),
are envisioned to support a higher system capacity, better performance, and network …

Orbital angular momentum beams for high-capacity communications

AE Willner, H Song, K Zou, H Zhou… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
There is a growing interest in structured light, especially orbital angular momentum (OAM)
beams, due to its unique amplitude and phase structure. Multiple orthogonal OAM beams …

Highly efficient octave-spanning long-wavelength infrared generation with a 74% quantum efficiency in a χ(2) waveguide

B Hu, X Yang, J Wu, S Lu, H Yang, Z Long, L He… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The realization of compact and efficient broadband mid-infrared (MIR) lasers has enormous
impacts in promoting MIR spectroscopy for various important applications. A number of well …

Interband cascade technology for energy-efficient mid-infrared free-space communication

P Didier, H Knötig, O Spitz, L Cerutti… - Photonics …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Space-to-ground high-speed transmission is of utmost importance for the development of a
worldwide broadband network. Mid-infrared wavelengths offer numerous advantages for …

Integrated structured light manipulation

J Wang, K Li, Z Quan - Photonics Insights, 2024 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Structured light, also known as tailored light, shaped light, sculpted light, or custom light,
refers to a series of special light beams with spatially variant amplitudes and phases …

Unipolar quantum optoelectronics for high speed direct modulation and transmission in 8–14 µm atmospheric window

H Dely, M Joharifar, L Durupt, A Ostrovskis… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The large mid-infrared (MIR) spectral region, ranging from 2.5 µm to 25 µm, has remained
under-exploited in the electromagnetic spectrum, primarily due to the absence of viable …

Quantum entanglement and interference at 3 μm

Z Ge, ZQZ Han, F Yang, XH Wang, YH Li, Y Li… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Given the important advantages of the mid-infrared optical range (2.5 to 25 μm) for
biomedical sensing, optical communications, and molecular spectroscopy, extending …

Multidimensional detection enabled by twisted black arsenic–phosphorus homojunctions

F Wang, S Zhu, W Chen, J Han, R Duan… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
A light field carrying multidimensional optical information, including but not limited to
polarization, intensity and wavelength, is essential for numerous applications such as …

Mid-infrared photodetection with 2D metal halide perovskites at ambient temperature

Y Li, S Li, D Chen, CA Kocoj, A Yang, BT Diroll… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
The detection of mid-infrared (MIR) light is technologically important for applications such as
night vision, imaging, sensing, and thermal metrology. Traditional MIR photodetectors either …

150 Gbps multi-wavelength FSO transmission with 25-GHz ITU-T grid in the mid-infrared region

Y Su, J Meng, T Wei, Z **e, S Jia, W Tian, J Zhu… - Optics …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
The 3∼ 5 µm mid-infrared (mid-IR) light has several exceptional benefits in the case of
adverse atmospheric conditions compared to the 1.5 µm band, so it is a promising candidate …