A New Look to THz Wireless Links: Fading Modeling and Capacity Assessment

Abstract

This work investigates the suitability of α–µ distribution to model line-of-sight (LoS) and non-line-of-sight (NLoS) multi-path fading in terahertz (THz) wireless systems. The goodness of fit of α–µ to the small-scale fading of the measured channels is evaluated in terms of the Kolmogorov-Smirnov (KS) test. The KS test revealed the capability of α–µ distribution to capture the fading characteristics of THz wireless channels. To highlight the importance of this study and the applicability to the theoretical analysis of THz wireless systems, for indicative values of α and µ, the ergodic capacity of THz wireless systems is assessed.