An international team led by Professor Mehdi Bennis has received the 2024 IEEE Harry Rowe Mimno Award for a paper that establishes a technical roadmap for Terahertz-band Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISAC) in 6G networks. The research addresses the critical challenge of unifying high-speed data transmission and high-resolution radar on the same frequency by overcoming the beam-split effect and developing new mathematical models for near-field spherical wave propagation. To ensure energy efficiency, the study proposes Ultra-Massive MIMO arrays with subarray configurations that can reduce power consumption by up to 200 times while utilizing machine learning to manage data complexity. This work provides the first rigorous framework for handling sub-THz frequencies, effectively defining the physical and architectural foundations required for 6G systems to operate in indoor and high-traffic environments by the 2030s.
Source: https://www.6gflagship.com/news/paper-on-terahertz-band-isac-receives-coveted-ieee-mimno-award/
Keywords: terahertz, integrated sensing, near-field propagation, ultra-massive mimo, beam-split effect