Project description
Terahertz receiver technology is ready to take on 6G network needs
Wireless communication has changed our lives forever, enabling information transmission over short and long distances without cables. This has powered innovation in areas from portable consumer electronics and security systems to structural health monitoring of wind turbine blades. The wireless ‘highway’ is becoming more and more congested, and the Internet of things is looming on the horizon, with virtually unlimited devices connected wirelessly at the edge of the network. Advanced 6G wireless technologies will require broadband coverage and extremely fast response rates with enhanced accuracy. The EU-funded FASTERA project will develop a graphene based terahertz receiver to meet the 6G challenge, offering a low-power consumption and CMOS compatible solution.
Objective
The FASTERA evaluation kit is a THz receiver designed for next-generation 6G technology covering indoor and short-range environments. The FASTERA kit is intended to answer the increasing data-rate demand of current consumer and industrial markets. The THz evaluation kit goes beyond the capabilities of current 5G technology, enabling the exploitation of the THz frequency range for data communication applications. The FASTERA kit is based on a patented antenna-coupled graphene-enabled detector able to operate at room temperature, with high sensitivity (~80 pW/Hz1/2), fast response (>100 GHz), and broadband (from 100 GHz up to 5 THz) tuneable spectral range defined by the antenna itself. The FASTERA evaluation kit will be defined in collaboration with Ericsson and will be tested in a 6G communications testbed.
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Programme(s)
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H2020-EU.1.2. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Future and Emerging Technologies (FET)
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(opens in new window) H2020-FETOPEN-2018-2020
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08860 Castelldefels
Spain
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