Innovative ultra-BROadband ubiquitous Wireless communications through terahertz transceivers

iBROW aims at developing a novel, low-cost, energy-efficient and compact ultra-broadband short-range wireless communication transceiver, capable of addressing future network usage requirements. This will be pursued using Resonant Tunnelling Diode (RTD) devices which are the fastest pure solid-state electronic devices operating at room temperature, with reported working frequencies exceeding 1 THz. By developing a unified technology that can be integrated into both ends of the wireless link, namely consumer portable devices and fibre-optic supported base-stations, the project aims at increasing the RTD output power, optical detection efficiency and energy efficiency at target frequencies, enabling high-speed short-range wireless communications.