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[Submitted on 2 Jul 2022 (v1), last revised 28 Aug 2023 (this version, v2)]
Title:Superdirective Antenna Pairs for Energy-Efficient Terahertz Massive MIMO
View PDFAbstract:Terahertz (THz) communication is widely deemed the next frontier of wireless networks owing to the abundant spectrum resources in the THz band. Whilst THz signals suffer from severe propagation losses, a massive antenna array can be deployed at the base station (BS) to mitigate those losses through beamforming. Nevertheless, a very large number of antennas increases the BS's hardware complexity and power consumption, and hence it can lead to poor energy efficiency (EE). To surmount this fundamental problem, we propose a novel array design based on superdirectivity and nonuniform inter-element spacing. Specifically, we exploit the mutual coupling between closely spaced elements to form superdirective pairs. A unique property of them is that all require the same excitation amplitude, and thus can be driven by a single radio frequency chain akin to conventional phased arrays. Moreover, they facilitate multi-port impedance matching, which ensures maximum power transfer for any beamforming angle. After addressing the implementation issues of superdirectivity, we show that the number of BS antennas can be effectively reduced without sacrificing the achievable rate. Simulation results demonstrate that our design offers huge EE gains compared to uncoupled arrays with uniform spacing, and hence could be a radical solution for future THz systems.
Submission history
From: Konstantinos Dovelos [view email][v1] Sat, 2 Jul 2022 00:06:31 UTC (1,000 KB)
[v2] Mon, 28 Aug 2023 18:03:59 UTC (2,090 KB)
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