March 2010 Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: Call for THz Contributions Date Submitted: March 2010 Source: Thomas Kürner, TU Braunschweig Address [] Voice:[], FAX: [], E-Mail: t.kuerner@tu-bs.de Re: [IEEE 802.15-08/0060r1] Abstract: This is the call for contributions in regards to using THz for communications applications Purpose: Informative Notice: This document has been prepared to assist the IEEE P802.15. It is offered as a basis for discussion and is not binding on the contributing individual(s) or organization(s). The material in this document is subject to change in form and content after further study. The contributor(s) reserve(s) the right to add, amend or withdraw material contained herein. Release: The contributor acknowledges and accepts that this contribution becomes the property of IEEE and may be made publicly available by P802.15. Thomas Kürner, TU Braunschweig

Call for THz Contributions March 2010 Call for THz Contributions Thomas Kürner, TU Braunschweig

doc.: IEEE 802.15-<doc#> <month year> doc.: IEEE 802.15-<doc#> March 2010 IEEE802.15 Terahertz Interest Group is renewing its call for contributions in the area of Terahertz communications. Of particular interest are contributions discussing any of the following (or similar) topics: What communications applications, including needed infrastructure, might use THz? What technology would address THz? how are transmitters, receivers, and antennas realized? What is the coverage range and possible bit rates? What is the regulatory status? When is this going to happen in the market? Will there be a standards effort and when? What is the current research status? Who is doing the research? Thomas Kürner, TU Braunschweig <author>, <company>

Topics of Interest Continued … March 2010 Topics of Interest Continued … Coexistence with imaging and other existing THz technologies. To include the identification of existing and emerging non-communication THz applications and other interfering sources. How is receiver sensitivity measured and what is a realistic value? What is a realistic transmitter power value now and what is the prediction 5 to 10 years from now due to technology evolution? Are there interoperability and standards with other high bandwidth interfaces? (i.e. Fiber optics). What are the passive scientific bands and where are they. What are applicable modulation techniques? What is the status of work on a THz channel model? Thomas Kürner, TU Braunschweig

The IEEE802.15 meeting schedule can be found at March 2010 How to participate … The IEEE802.15 meeting schedule can be found at http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/15/pub/Meeting_Plan.html Document templates (MsWord and PowerPoint) and instructions for obtaining document numbers are located at http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/15/pub/Download.html For help with obtaining document numbers, document formatting, document uploading and contribution scheduling, please contract the 802.15.IGTHz chair, Thomas Kürner, at t.kuerner@tu-bs.de Thomas Kürner, TU Braunschweig