An energy efficient modulation scheme for body-centric nano-communications in the THz band

A.K. Vavouris, F.D. Dervisi, V.K. Papanikolaou, G.K. Karagiannidis

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Abstract

In body-centric communications, energy efficiency is the most critical parameter, while the maximum achievable data rate is not of primary concern. In this paper we present a novel modulation scheme, which can be efficiently used in body-centric terahertz (THz) nanonetworks. This scheme is a combination of the time-spread On-Off keying (TS-OOK) and the pulse position modulation (PPM). The new modulation scheme presents lower energy consumption levels at a small cost to the achievable data rate. Furthermore, another important aspect is that, due to the nature of noise in THz communications, the proposed modulation is affected in a much smaller way by the noise. Finally, we present analytical and simulation results in order to compare the new scheme with TS-OOK.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2018 7th International Conference on Modern Circuits and Systems Technologies, MOCAST 2018
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Publication statusPublished - 11 Jun 2018

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