An overview of integrated THz electronics for communication applications

This review paper presents an overview of recent advances in integrated THz electronics that can be applied to wireless communication applications. Various approaches for implementing THz systems are compared and the relative advantages of solid-state semiconductor-based approach as a candidate for integrated THz transceivers are discussed. A comparison between available semiconductor technologies is also presented. Possible options for transceiver architecture are described and a review on recently reported results of integrated THz transceivers is provided with focus on the key performance and the architecture employed.