Experimental validation of adverse weather effects on a 240 GHz multi-gigabit wireless link

The influence of hydrometeors on a MMIC-based wireless data transmission at 240GHz carrier frequency was experimentally evaluated in a climatic wind tunnel over a distance of 90 m. Successful transmissions of up to 24 Gbit/s QPSK modulated signals through heavy rain at 43 mm/h and dense fog at 3 g/m...

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Published in2014 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS2014) pp. 1 - 3
Main Authors Boes, F., Antes, J., Mahler, T., Lewark, U., Meier, D., Messinger, T., Henneberger, R., Tessmann, A., Zwick, T., Kallfass, I.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.06.2014
Subjects
Bit error rate
data transmission
hydrometeors
millimeter-wave communication
millimeter-wave monolithic integrated circuit (MMIC)
Rain
weather influences
wireless communication
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Summary:The influence of hydrometeors on a MMIC-based wireless data transmission at 240GHz carrier frequency was experimentally evaluated in a climatic wind tunnel over a distance of 90 m. Successful transmissions of up to 24 Gbit/s QPSK modulated signals through heavy rain at 43 mm/h and dense fog at 3 g/m 3 is achieved. The climatic impact is evaluated in terms of EVM. Reducing the bandwidth makes a transmission still possible with a BER <; 1 × 10 -3 under conditions, where a free space optical link would fail.
ISSN:0149-645X
2576-7216
DOI:10.1109/MWSYM.2014.6848416