Path Loss Analysis of Terahertz Communication in Mars' Atmospheric Conditions

Lasantha T. Wedage; Bernard Butler; Sasitharan Balasubramaniam; Mehmet C. Vuran; Yevgeni Koucheryavy

doi:10.1109/ICCWorkshops53468.2022.9814599

Path Loss Analysis of Terahertz Communication in Mars' Atmospheric Conditions

Lasantha T. Wedage
, Bernard Butler
, Sasitharan Balasubramaniam
, Mehmet C. Vuran
, Yevgeni Koucheryavy

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Abstract

There has been much focus on the potential for wireless links that use THz frequencies. Despite their theoretical advantages, the very high channel path loss here on Earth presents practical challenges. This paper compares the path loss performance of THz links in atmospheric gas compositions and environmental conditions on Mars and Earth. Simulations using data from the Mars Climate Database and HITRAN indicate that conditions on Mars ensure that path loss between surface-based transceivers is reduced compared to Earth. Greater effective transmission distances for THz can be achieved on Mars: at frequencies of 1.67 THz and 1.64 THz, the transmission distance is 60-70 times longer than Earth. However, severe dust storms that are common on Mars can increase path loss, so the maximum transmission distance reduces by 1-2 orders of magnitude during such storms. Some of this additional path loss can be reduced by raising antennas higher above the ground and by configuring antennas to suit different usage scenarios.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2022 IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops, ICC Workshops 2022
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	1225-1230
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9781665426718
ISBN (Print)	9781665426725
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCWorkshops53468.2022.9814599
Publication status	Published - 2022
Publication type	A4 Article in conference proceedings
Event	IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops - Seoul, Korea, Republic of Duration: 16 May 2022 → 20 May 2022

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Name	IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops
ISSN (Print)	2164-7038
ISSN (Electronic)	2694-2941

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Conference	IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops
Country/Territory	Korea, Republic of
City	Seoul
Period	16/05/22 → 20/05/22

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT This publication came from research conducted with the financial support of Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) and the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine on behalf of the Government of Ireland (Grant Number [16/RC/3835] -VistaMilk), the support of YL Verkot, Finland, and US National Science Foundation (NSF) ECCS-2030272 grant.

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Mars Wireless Communication
Path Loss Analysis
Terahertz communication

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Artificial Intelligence
Computer Networks and Communications
Signal Processing
Control and Optimization

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Wedage, L. T., Butler, B., Balasubramaniam, S., Vuran, M. C., & Koucheryavy, Y. (2022). Path Loss Analysis of Terahertz Communication in Mars' Atmospheric Conditions. In 2022 IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops, ICC Workshops 2022 (pp. 1225-1230). (IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCWorkshops53468.2022.9814599

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Wedage, LT, Butler, B, Balasubramaniam, S, Vuran, MC & Koucheryavy, Y 2022, Path Loss Analysis of Terahertz Communication in Mars' Atmospheric Conditions. in 2022 IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops, ICC Workshops 2022. IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops, IEEE, pp. 1225-1230, IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 16/05/22. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCWorkshops53468.2022.9814599

Path Loss Analysis of Terahertz Communication in Mars' Atmospheric Conditions. / Wedage, Lasantha T.; Butler, Bernard; Balasubramaniam, Sasitharan et al.
2022 IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops, ICC Workshops 2022. IEEE, 2022. p. 1225-1230 (IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops).

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Path Loss Analysis of Terahertz Communication in Mars' Atmospheric Conditions

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