Angle-Resolved THz Channel Measurements at 300 GHz in an Industrial Environment

This paper presents first angle-resolved measurement results in the terahertz domain for an industrial environment. The measurement campaign carried out is to be understood as a feasibility study on terahertz communication in industrial environments. Impulse response data accumulated with a correlative time-domain channel sounder that operates at a carrier frequency of 300 GHz with a measurement bandwidth of 2 GHz is analyzed with regards to channel parameters such as path gain, path loss, delay spread and angular spread. Three distinguishing carried out industrial measurement scenarios each report a successful execution. Multipath component analysis is realised based on an exceptionally high dynamic range of about 60 dB. The analysis of the collected data shows that mentioned channel parameters can be obtained for industrial surroundings that are heavily dominated by machinery, metal cladding and concrete.