Andrianopoulos, EfstathiosEfstathiosAndrianopoulosDeumer, MilanMilanDeumerQian, TianwenTianwenQianLyras, Nikolaos K.Nikolaos K.LyrasNellen, SimonSimonNellenPikasis, Evangelos K.Evangelos K.PikasisNtouni, Georgia D.Georgia D.NtouniLoghis, Eleftherios C.Eleftherios C.LoghisTsirbas, Elias D.Elias D.TsirbasFelipe Mesquida, David deDavid deFelipe MesquidaGroumas, PanosPanosGroumasTsokos, ChristosChristosTsokosMassaouti, MariaMariaMassaoutiKouloumentas, ChristosChristosKouloumentasKritharidis, DimitriosDimitriosKritharidisKohlhaas, RobertRobertKohlhaasKeil, NorbertNorbertKeilSchell, MartinMartinSchellAvramopoulos, HerculesHerculesAvramopoulos2023-08-302023-08-302023https://publica.fraunhofer.de/handle/publica/44900110.1117/12.26480792-s2.0-85159765342Photonic integrated circuits (PICs) are one of the key enablers for beyond 5G networks. A novel generation of fully integrated photonic-enabled transceivers operating seamlessly in W- D- and THz-bands is developed within the EU funded project TERAWAY. Photonic integration technology enables key photonic functionalities on a single PIC including photonic up/down conversion. For efficient down-conversion at the photonic integrated receiver, we develop the first waveguide-fed photoconductive antenna for THz communications. Finally, we report on the experimental implementation of a fully photonic-enabled link operating across W- D- and THz-bands.enhybrid integrationMicrowave Photonicsphotoconductive antennasphotonic integrated circuitsphotonic integrationreal-time communicationssub-THz communicationsconference paper