Table 1 Comparison of the most recent implementations of sub-THz photonic transmitters

From: Sub-THz wireless transmission based on graphene-integrated optoelectronic mixer

Ref.

Year

Scheme

Carrier (GHz)

Datarate1

Distance

Total datarate

Footprint

This work

2022

Int. Optoelectronic mixer

93

4 Gbit/s

2 m

4 Gbit/s

<0,1 mm2

100

2014

Int. modulator + UTC-PD

90

0,1 Gbit/s

0,2 cm

0,1 Gbit/s

~1 mm2

48

2018

modulator + UTC-PD

150

264 Gbit/s

3 m

1 Tbit/s

bulk

50

2022

modulator + UTC-PD

230

192 Gbit/s

115 m

192 Gbit/s

bulk

50

2022

modulator + UTC-PD

230

240 Gbit/s

5 m

240 Gbit/s

bulk

27

2013

modulator + UTC-PD

237.5

100 Gbit/s

40 m

100 Gbit/s

bulk

101

2022

modulator + UTC-PD

275

50 Gbit/s

1 m

50 Gbit/s

Si mod/UTC-PD2

102

2020

modulator + UTC-PD

300

40 Gbit/s

1.4 m

40 Gbit/s

Si mod/UTC-PD3

103

2018

modulator + UTC-PD

300

100 Gbit/s

50 cm

100 Gbit/s

bulk

104

2020

modulator + UTC-PD

300

115 Gbit/s

110 m

115 Gbit/s

bulk

105

2019

modulator + UTC-PD

310

10 Gbit/s

58 m

30 Gbit/s

bulk

106

2018

modulator + UTC-PD

350

100 Gbit/s

2 m

100 Gbit/s

bulk

49

2020

modulator + UTC-PD

380

300 Gbit/s

2,8 m

600 Gbit/s

bulk

107

2019

modulator + UTC-PD

408

107 Gbit/s

10 m

107 Gbit/s

bulk

108

2019

modulator + UTC-PD

450

132 Gbit/s

1,8 m

132 Gbit/s

bulk

109

2016

modulator + UTC-PD

500

20 Gbit/s

50 cm

160 Gbit/s

bulk

  1. 1(single channel, single polarization). 2Silicon modulator (3 mm) + bulk UTC-PD. 3Silicon modulator (3 mm) + bulk UTC-PD.