Channel Estimation for Realistic Indoor Optical Wireless Communication in ACO-OFDM Systems

Terahertz wave has attracted wide attention for its great transparency, low photon energy and high imaging resolution. Experiments were performed to explore the basic application of continuous terahertz wave. Some articles for daily use were chosen and sealed as samples and detected by the continuous-wave terahertz imaging system. Then a foam specimen was made with inclusions placed in it and detected by the system. The experimental results demonstrate that the system can detect and image the shapes and locations of the samples and inclusions correctly, though the air hole defect in the foam specimen is difficult to identify. The different colors indicating the strength of the reflected signal help to distinguish the different materials. The work paves the way for our future research and application of continuous terahertz wave.