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Nanoantennas and Nanoradars: The Future of Integrated Sensing and Communication at the Nanoscale

M Javad Fakhimi·Ozgur B Akan
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Nanoantennas, operating at optical frequencies, are a transformative technology with broad applications in 6G wireless communication, IoT, smart cities, healthcare, and medical imaging. This paper explores their fundamental aspects, applications, and advancements, aiming for a comprehensive understanding of their potential in various applications. It begins by investigating macroscopic and microscopic Maxwell's equations governing electromagnetic wave propagation at different scales. The study emphasizes the critical role of Surface Plasmon Polariton (SPP) wave propagation in enhancing light-matter interactions, contributing to high data rates, and enabling miniaturization. Additionally, it explores using two-dimensional materials like graphene for enhanced control in terahertz communication and sensing. The paper also introduces the employment of nanoantennas as the main building blocks of Nano-scale Radar (NR) systems for the first time in the literature. NRs, integrated with communication signals, promise accurate radar sensing for nanoparticles inside a nano-channel, making them a potential future application in integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) systems. These nano-scale radar systems detect and extract physical or electrical properties of nanoparticles through transmitting, receiving, and processing electromagnetic waves at ultra-high frequencies in the optical range. This task requires nanoantennas as transmitters/receivers/transceivers, sharing the same frequency band and hardware for high-performance sensing and resolution.

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M Javad Fakhimi, Ozgur B Akan. 2024-01-14. Nanoantennas and Nanoradars: The Future of Integrated Sensing and Communication at the Nanoscale. https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.07252

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