SEMINAR: Terahertz Beam Engineering: A New Quality Productive Force

Guest:  Chong Han, University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University (UM-SJTU) Joint Institute Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Title: Terahertz Beam Engineering: A New Quality Productive Force (EE, ME, CS)

Date/Time: 04 September 2025, 13:40

Location: FENS G035

Abstract: Terahertz (THz) communications is envisioned as a highly promising wireless technology for the sixth generation (6G) and beyond wireless networks. In particular, the ultra-wide THz band ranging from 0.1 to 10 THz offers enormous potential to alleviate the spectrum scarcity and break the capacity limitation of emerging wireless systems. This will undoubtedly support the epoch-making wireless applications that demand ultra-high quality of service requirements and multi-terabits per second data transmission in the 6G and beyond era, such as metaverse and extended reality, terabit-per-second backhaul systems, and wireless high-bandwidth satellite communications. This talk will touch a frontier of Terahertz beam engineering, including Bessel, Airy, OAM, etc. As a new quality productive force, this cross near and far field communication regime is believed to reap the full benefits of THz communications in the 6G and beyond era.

Bio: Chong Han received his Ph.D. degree from Georgia Institute of Technology, USA in 2016. He is currently the John Wu & Jane Sun Endowed Associate Professor with Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, and director of the Terahertz Wireless Communications (TWC) Laboratory. He is a co-founder and vice-chair of IEEE ComSoc Special Interest Group (SIG) on Terahertz Communications, since 2021. He is the recipient of 2024 IEEE ComSoc RCC Early Achievement Award, 2024 Bessel Research Award from Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in Germany, 2023 IEEE ComSoc Asia-Pacific Outstanding Young Researcher Award, among others. He is a (guest) editor with IEEE Trans. Wireless Communications, IEEE JSAC, etc.