Affiliation:
1. Tokushima University
2. University of Yamanashi
3. okushima Prefectural Industrial Technology Center
4. National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
5. Nagoya Institute of Technology
6. Gifu University
Abstract
The increasing demand for higher data rates in 6G mobile wireless systems has sparked a keen interest in terahertz (THz) waves as a high-frequency, high-bandwidth carrier. This study presents a novel approach to wireless data transmission at 560 GHz, leveraging the use of THz waves generated through the injection-locking of a pair of distributed feedback lasers into a Kerr micro-resonator soliton comb. Experimental results demonstrate a Q-factor of 6.23 in 1-Gbit/s on-off-keying data transmission, which closely approaches the error-free limit represented by a Q-factor of 6.36. Additionally, the study achieves low error vector magnitudes for various modulation formats: 23.9% for 1-GBaud binary-phase-shift-keying, 23.6% for 1-GBaud quadrature-phase-shift-keying, and 8.07% for 0.1-GBaud 16-quadrature-amplitude modulation. This innovative approach holds promise for achieving high-quality, high-speed wireless data transmission, thereby advancing THz communication technology for integration into 6G systems.
Funder
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Japan Science and Technology Agency
Cabinet Office, Government of Japan
Tokushima Prefecture, Japan
Research Clusters program of Tokushima University