Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 45, Issue 8, 0806002(2025)

Design and Analysis of Optically Loaded Terahertz Communication and Sensing System Based on OFDM-MSK-LFM

Qi Feng and Feng Zhao*
Author Affiliations
  • School of Electronic Engineering, Xi’an University of Posts & Telecommunications, Xi’an 710121, Shaanxi, China
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    Principle of MSK modulation
    Principle of OFDM-MSK-LFM modulation and demodulation
    Principle of PTS algorithm
    Block diagram of optically THz integrated system
    Principle of 2D-FFT sensing algorithm
    Partial simulation results. (a) Integrated signal time-domain waveform; (b) integrated signal spectrum; (c) I/Q modulator output spectrum; (d) coupler output spectrum
    Fuzzy function diagrams of OFDM-LFM. (a) Three-dimensional fuzzy function diagram; (b) contour map of fuzzy function; (c) delay section; (d) frequency shift section
    Fuzzy function diagrams of OFDM-MSK-LFM signal. (a) Three-dimensional fuzzy function diagram; (b) contour map of fuzzy function; (c) delay section; (d) frequency shift section
    Comparison of PSLR for different LFM bandwidths. (a) 1 GHz LFM; (b) 2 GHz LFM; (c) 3 GHz LFM; (d) 4 GHz LFM
    Results of short-range static dual-target ranging. (a) Target spacing is 5 cm; (b) target spacing is 2 cm
    Results of dynamic dual-target ranging and velocity measurement. (a) Range section; (b) velocity section
    Comparison of sensing performance. (a) Comparison of maximum detectable range and velocity resolution for different NFFT; (b) velocity sensing results of different signals when NFFT is 1024
    Bit error rate (BER) curves of integrated signal. (a) Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and BER curves in AWGN superimposed multipath channels; (b) BER varying with PD input power at different baud rates; (c) BER varying with PD input power at different LFM bandwidths; (d) BER varying with PD input power at different values of rising cosine roll down coefficient (α)
    PAPR-CCDF curves. (a) PAPR-CCDF curves for different NFFTs; (b) PAPR-CCDF curves of PTS algorithm for different number (V) of carrier segmentation blocks
    Comparison of PAPR suppression algorithms. (a) PAPR-CCDF curves of different algorithms; (b) BER curves of different algorithms
    Doppler interference coefficient curves
    Boundary analysis of communication and sensing performance. (a) Relationship between ratio of communication and sensing widths and communication and sensing resolutions in TDM/FDM scheme; (b) relationship among maximum measurement error, CCDF, and NFFT
    • Table 1. Simulation parameters of proposed system

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      Table 1. Simulation parameters of proposed system

      ParameterValue
      ECL 1 center frequency /THz193.4
      ECL 2 center frequency /THz193.1
      Baud rate /GBaud10
      LFM bandwidth /GHz2
      Number of FFT points512/1024
      Insertion loss /dB6
      Extinction ratio /dB30
      PD responsivity /(A/W)0.8
      Gain of HA 1&lens 1 /dBi35
      Gain of HA 2&lens 2 /dBi55
      Carrier frequency /GHz320
      Temperature /℃23
      Vapor attenuation coefficient10.0278
      Rainfall attenuation coefficient4.6828
      Air attenuation coefficient0.0394
    • Table 2. Performance comparison between proposed scheme and existing schemes

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      Table 2. Performance comparison between proposed scheme and existing schemes

      ReferenceIntegrated signalBandwidth /GHzRange error /cmVelocity error /(m/s)Year
      Ref. [11LFM-BPSK180.102023
      Ref. [12TDM-OFDM-LFM100.252022
      Ref. [21FDM-LFM-QAM30/201.4610.022024
      Ref. [22TDM-LFM-QAM4/51.012024
      Ref. [26OFDM6.41.800.962023
      This workOFDM-MSK-LFM12.80.422.662025
    • Table 3. Range and speed measurements at different signal bandwidths

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      Table 3. Range and speed measurements at different signal bandwidths

      Bandwidth /GHzMeasured range /mRange error /cmMeasured velocity /(m/s)Velocity error /(m/s)
      104.99370.6368.758.75
      115.00050.5071.6411.64
      124.99550.4572.5012.50
      135.00380.3873.1313.13
      144.99640.3675.8315.83
      155.00310.3178.1218.12
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    Paper Information

    Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

    Received: Dec. 30, 2024

    Accepted: Feb. 10, 2025

    Published Online: Apr. 27, 2025

    The Author Email: Feng Zhao (hfengzhao@xupt.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS241959

    CSTR:32393.14.AOS241959

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