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Chin. Phys. B, 2017, Vol. 26(1): 019501    DOI: 10.1088/1674-1056/26/1/019501
GEOPHYSICS, ASTRONOMY, AND ASTROPHYSICS Prev  

Theoretical and experimental study on broadband terahertz atmospheric transmission characteristics

Shi-Bei Guo(郭拾贝)1,2, Kai Zhong(钟凯)1,2, Mao-Rong Wang(王茂榕)1,2, Chu Liu(刘楚)1,2, Yong Xiao(肖勇)3, Wen-Peng Wang(王文鹏)3, De-Gang Xu(徐德刚)1,2, Jian-Quan Yao(姚建铨)1,2
1. Institute of Laser and Opto-electronics, College of Precision Instrument and Opto-electronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China;
2. Key Laboratory of Opto-electronics Information Technology(Ministry of Education), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China;
3. National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Millimeter-wave Remote Sensing, Beijing 100039, China
Abstract  Broadband terahertz (THz) atmospheric transmission characteristics from 0 to 8 THz are theoretically simulated based on a standard Van Vleck-Weisskopf line shape, considering 1696 water absorption lines and 298 oxygen absorption lines. The influences of humidity, temperature, and pressure on the THz atmospheric absorption are analyzed and experimentally verified with a Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR) system, showing good consistency. The investigation and evaluation on high-frequency atmospheric windows are good supplements to existing data in the low-frequency range and lay the foundation for aircraft-based high-altitude applications of THz communication and radar.
Keywords:  terahertz atmospheric propagation      line absorption      continuum absorption  
Received:  31 July 2016      Revised:  17 September 2016      Accepted manuscript online: 
PACS:  95.85.Gn (Far infrared (10-300 μm))  
  92.60.Ta (Electromagnetic wave propagation)  
  42.68.Ay (Propagation, transmission, attenuation, and radiative transfer)  
Fund: Project supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant Nos. 2014CB339802 and 2015CB755403), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 61675146, 61275102, and 61271066), and the Science and Technology Support Program of Tianjin, China (Grant No. 14ZCZDGX00030).
Corresponding Authors:  Kai Zhong     E-mail:  zhongkai1984@gmail.com

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Shi-Bei Guo(郭拾贝), Kai Zhong(钟凯), Mao-Rong Wang(王茂榕), Chu Liu(刘楚), Yong Xiao(肖勇), Wen-Peng Wang(王文鹏), De-Gang Xu(徐德刚), Jian-Quan Yao(姚建铨) Theoretical and experimental study on broadband terahertz atmospheric transmission characteristics 2017 Chin. Phys. B 26 019501

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