Abstract
The atmospheric transmission properties of terahertz(THz) radiation are the basis of THz space applications, such as space-based communications, atmosphere science, remote sensing and so on. Knowing accurately the locations and widths of atmospheric transmission windows for THz band in different conditions (e.g. temperature, height, humidity, pressure etc) will be important to facilitate the applications in this frequency band. In this paper, the research status of THz radiation atmospheric propagation properties is summarized, a detailed description on the basic theories and radiative transfer equations is given, and a comparison among various atmospheric propagation models is made. Finally, some suggestions and prospects are given for the research and development.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1582-1588 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Guangdianzi Jiguang/Journal of Optoelectronics Laser |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| State | Published - Oct 2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Atmospheric propagation
- Propagation model
- Radiative transfer equation
- THz radiation
- THz radiation applications