Comparison of Experimental and Theoretical Determined Terahertz Attenuation in Controlled Rain

被引:30
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作者
Ma, Jianjun [1 ]
Vorrius, Francis [1 ]
Lamb, Lucas [1 ]
Moeller, Lothar [1 ]
Federici, John F. [1 ]
机构
[1] New Jersey Inst Technol, Dept Phys, Newark, NJ 07102 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
Terahertz; Wireless communication; Rain attenuation; Mie scattering; WATER-VAPOR; THZ; MILLIMETER; GHZ; FOG;
D O I
10.1007/s10762-015-0200-6
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The effects of rain attenuation on 0.1- to 1-THz frequencies are reported in this paper. The THz pulses propagate through a rain chamber over a 4-m distance and are measured by THz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS). A rain chamber is designed to generate controllable and reproducible rain conditions with different intensities. Image analysis software is employed to characterize the distribution of generated raindrop sizes. Theoretical THz power attenuations due to rain are calculated using Mie scattering theory and are compared with our measurements. Results show that both experimental and theoretical results are in very good agreement with each other.
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页码:1195 / 1202
页数:8
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