Special Issues

Special Issues

The IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology publishes occasional special (mini-) issues, which present collections of papers that examine particular areas with a wider scope and more in-depth or that are linked to a related conference.

If you have proposals for Special Issues, please contact the Editor-in-Chief. We would like to have proposals with focus on a specific hot area. The focus should be reflected in the title, description and guest editors expertise. Your proposal will be reviewed by the editorial board of the IEEE T-TST.

Current Special Issues

Special Issue on Selected Emerging Trends in Terahertz Science and Technology

Guest editors:  

Zach Taylor, Helsinki University, Finland
Frank Hegmann, University of Alberta, Canada

Description

The THz field is under constant, exciting change as new devices, systems, and techniques enable a range of new applications development and advancement of science and technology. The dynamic state of the THz field is nicely encapsulated by research presented recently at the 48th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz 2023) where developments in THz science and technology are reported over a 5-day multidisciplinary meeting that extends from millimeter wave devices, components and systems to far-infrared detectors and instruments, and spans from the nano-scale to large-scale systems.

As THz technology and science development is rapid and multidisciplinary, it can be challenging to stay abreast of the latest results while maintaining working knowledge of the fundamentals that underpin them. The IEEE Transactions on TST editorial board is thus launching a special issue covering emerging trends observed at the conference. The papers in these series will address selected topics with the latest new results and an accompanying review of relevant technical background material to improve the accessibility of the relevant science and technology to a wider audience.

For the inaugural issue in this series, all papers will be invited. Manuscripts will be subject to the same review standards as regular submissions. The deadline for submissions is March and the target publication date is July 2024.

Special Issue on Measurement and Characterization of THz Systems and Their Key Radio Components

Guest editors

Wei Fan (lead guest editor), Southeast University, China
Xiaobang Shang, National Physical Laboratory, UK
Pekka Kyösti, University of Oulu & Keysight Technologies, Finland
Wong Steve H, City university of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Camillo Gentile, National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA

Description

THz technology, as one of the key candidates for the six generation (6G) wireless systems, has attracted increasing attention from academia and industry, due to its promise to unleash vast amounts of new frequency spectrum. THz system designs pose many unique and challenging circumstances. These challenges arise from the demanding propagation conditions, limited availability of commercial components, the need for high-gain and beam-steerable antennas that are highly integrated at both ends of the communication link, etc. Due to ramp-up of research and development towards 6G wireless systems, there is a high interest on THz measurement and characterization on various aspects related to the system design, e.g. propagation channel, antennas, planar integrated circuits, dielectric material, etc. It is of essential importance to understand the propagation channel at these frequency bands to design and evaluate new radio systems. There is a strong need for a fast, accurate and cost-effective measurement methods to properly characterize the highly directive and beam-steerable THz radio systems. Moreover, accurate on-wafer measurement is critical in the production of high quality, cost effective and assured integrated circuits for established and emerging THz applications. Furthermore, there is still a lack of knowledge and experimental evidence of theoretical backgrounds and models for dielectric material characterizations and wave-material interaction at THz. These topics have attracted a great deal of attention, with many research projects being conducted across the global. For these reasons, we anticipate many contributions about novel results and findings in this area. We welcome the submission of articles describing the state of the art in, for example, radio characterization, over the air measurements, on-wafer measurements, and material characterization, at THz frequencies. Topics covered in this special issue include but are not limited to the following:

  • THz system prototype and measurements.
  • Channel sounder and experimental platform at THz bands.
  • Channel measurements in indoor and outdoor scenarios at THz bands.
  • Channel measurements in new deployment scenarios at THz bands, e.g., for communication in computer systems
  • Measurements including modeling methods for key radio components (e.g. radiating components, arrays and RF circuits ) at THz bands.
  • Design of over the air measurement setups including radiating components specific to THz
  • THz on-wafer calibration and measurements.
  • THz material characterizations.
  • Experimental studies of wave-material interaction at THz bands, including links to theoretical models.

The IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology publishes original results relevant to the 300 GHz – 10 THz frequency bandwidth. Papers outside this band are not in the scope of the IEEE T-TST. The articles should be focused towards the THz community and include experimental results.

Deadlines:

Paper Submission: September 1st, 2024
Final Decision: February 1st, 2025
Publication: May 1st, 2025

 

Past Special Issues

Mini-Special Issues Linked are linked to International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology (ISSTT)

TeraHertz Pioneers: A Series of Interviews with Significant Contributors to Terahertz Science and Technology

A series of technical articles authored by Peter H. Siegel that highlights the careers of individuals who have made significant long-term contributions to the field of terahertz science and technology.

  • P. H. Siegel, “Terahertz Pioneer: David H. Auston,” in IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 6-8, Sept. 2011. doi: 10.1109/TTHZ.2011.2151130
  • P. H. Siegel, “Terahertz Pioneer: Paul L. Richards,” in IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 342-348, Nov. 2011. doi: 10.1109/TTHZ.2011.2168998
  • P. H. Siegel, “Terahertz Pioneer: Maurice F. Kimmitt “A Person Who Makes Things Work”,” in IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 6-9, Jan. 2012. doi: 10.1109/TTHZ.2011.2178654
  • P. H. Siegel, “Terahertz Pioneer: Robert W. Wilson The Foundations of THz Radio Science,” in IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 162-166, March 2012. doi: 10.1109/TTHZ.2011.2182390
  • P. H. Siegel, “Terahertz Pioneer: Richard J. Saykally – Water, Water Everywhere …,” in IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 266-270, May 2012. doi: 10.1109/TTHZ.2012.2190870
  • P. H. Siegel, “Terahertz Pioneer: Daniel R. Grischkowsky “We Search for Truth and Beauty”,” in IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology, vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 378-382, July 2012. doi: 10.1109/TTHZ.2012.2198216
  • P. H. Siegel, “Terahertz Pioneer: Thomas G. Phillips “The Sky Above, the Mountain Below”,” in IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology, vol. 2, no. 5, pp. 478-484, Sept. 2012. doi: 10.1109/TTHZ.2012.2211353
  • P. H. Siegel, “Terahertz Pioneer: Frank C. De Lucia “The Numbers Count”,” in IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology, vol. 2, no. 6, pp. 578-583, Nov. 2012. doi: 10.1109/TTHZ.2012.2222638
  • P. H. Siegel, “Terahertz Pioneer: Federico Capasso “Physics by Design: Engineering Our Way Out of the THz Gap”,” in IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 6-13, Jan. 2013. doi: 10.1109/TTHZ.2013.2238631
  • P. H. Siegel, “Terahertz Pioneer: Koji Mizuno “50 Years in Submillimeter-Waves: From Otaku to Sensei”,” in IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 130-133, March 2013. doi: 10.1109/TTHZ.2013.2245178
  • P. H. Siegel, “Terahertz Pioneers: Manfred Winnewisser and Brenda Pruden Winnewisser: “Equating Hamiltonians to nature”,” in IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 229-236, May 2013. doi: 10.1109/TTHZ.2013.2256392
  • P. H. Siegel, “Terahertz Pioneer: Philippe Goy “If You Agree With the Majority, You Might be Wrong”,” in IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 348-353, July 2013. doi: 10.1109/TTHZ.2013.2260373
  • P. H. Siegel, “Terahertz Pioneer: Fritz Keilmann – “RF Biophysics: From strong field to near field”,” in IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology, vol. 3, no. 5, pp. 506-514, Sept. 2013. doi: 10.1109/TTHZ.2013.2272656
  • P. H. Siegel, “Terahertz Pioneer: Sir John B. Pendry “Theoretical Physics for a Practical World”,” in IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology, vol. 3, no. 6, pp. 693-701, Nov. 2013. doi: 10.1109/TTHZ.2013.2285322
  • P. H. Siegel, “Terahertz Pioneer: Shenggang Liu “China’s Father of Vacuum and Microwave Electronics”,” in IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 6-11, Jan. 2014. doi: 10.1109/TTHZ.2013.2294760
  • P. H. Siegel, “Terahertz Pioneer: Mattheus (Thijs) de Graauw “Intention, Attention, Execution”,” in IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 138-146, March 2014. doi: 10.1109/TTHZ.2014.2304671
  • P. H. Siegel, “Terahertz Pioneer: Tatsuo Itoh “Transmission Lines and Antennas: Left and Right”,” in IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 298-306, May 2014. doi: 10.1109/TTHZ.2014.2312852
  • P. H. Siegel, “Terahertz Pioneer: Michael Bass “The THz Light at the End of the Tunnel”,” in IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology, vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 410-417, July 2014. doi: 10.1109/TTHZ.2014.2326300
  • P. H. Siegel, “Terahertz Pioneer: Erik L. Kollberg “Instrument Maker to the Stars”,” in IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology, vol. 4, no. 5, pp. 538-544, Sept. 2014. doi: 10.1109/TTHZ.2014.2344191
  • P. H. Siegel, “Terahertz Pioneer: Robert J. Mattauch “Two Terminals Will Suffice”,” in IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology, vol. 4, no. 6, pp. 646-652, Nov. 2014. doi: 10.1109/TTHZ.2014.2361256
  • P. H. Siegel, “Terahertz Pioneer: Hiromasa Ito “Generating THz Energy is Crystal Clear”,” in IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 7-13, Jan. 2015. doi: 10.1109/TTHZ.2014.2376054
  • P. H. Siegel, “Terahertz Pioneer: Jun-ichi Nishizawa “THz Shogun”,” in IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 162-169, March 2015. doi: 10.1109/TTHZ.2015.2399699
  • P. H. Siegel, “Terahertz Pioneer: Derek Humphery Martin “The Mesh That Helped Ensnare the Cosmic Microwave Background”,” in IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 326-331, May 2015. doi: 10.1109/TTHZ.2015.2416516
  • P. H. Siegel, “Terahertz Pioneer: Paul F. Goldsmith “New Eyes for THz Astronomers”,” in IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology, vol. 5, no. 4, pp. 531-538, July 2015. doi: 10.1109/TTHZ.2015.2443496
  • P. H. Siegel, “Terahertz Pioneer: Xi-Cheng Zhang “The Face of THz”,” in IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology, vol. 5, no. 5, pp. 706-714, Sept. 2015. doi: 10.1109/TTHZ.2015.2462123
  • P. H. Siegel, “Terahertz Pioneer: Joe W. Waters “THz Meets Gaia”,” in IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology, vol. 5, no. 6, pp. 863-883, Nov. 2015. doi: 10.1109/TTHZ.2015.2480857