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Terahertz waves have long been considered as the most efficient of many solutions to solve the blackout problem for the reason that terahertz waves have much stronger penetration than microwaves. In this paper, we will raise the incident wave band to terahertz band to discuss the application of terahertz technology in solving blackout problem. The plasma sheath attached to the reentry is considered as steady-state parabolic distribution. The back scattering radar cross section is used as an index to illustrate the strong penetration of terahertz wave, which is calculated with the Runge-Kutta Exponential Time Differencing-Finite Difference Time Domain method. The attenuation of electromagnetic wave in uniform plasma is analyzed with Wentzel-Kramer-Brillouin method. Moreover, the variation of different parameters of homogeneous and inhomogeneous plasma including the plasma density, the thickness of plasma and collision frequency, is also studied in this paper. It can be concluded that all the calculations of back scattering radar cross section reveals that terahertz wave have a powerful potential to cope with blackout problem and can be widely applied in the field of communication.

• A new method that using the penetration of terahertz wave to solve the blackout problem is described. • The backscattering RCS of two-dimensional conductive model coated with steady-state parabolic distribution plasma is calculated by the RKETD-FDTD method. • The WKB method is used to calculate the attenuation of electromagnetic wave. • The plasma density profile is assumed to be steady-state parabolic distribution instead of homogeneous is studied. • The variations of different parameters of homogeneous and inhomogeneous plasma is also discussed. Terahertz waves have long been considered as the most efficient of many solutions to solve the blackout problem for the reason that terahertz waves have much stronger penetration than microwaves. In this paper, we will raise the incident wave band to terahertz band to discuss the application of terahertz technology in solving blackout problem. The plasma sheath attached to the reentry is considered as steady-state parabolic distribution. The back scattering radar cross section is used as an index to illustrate the strong penetration of terahertz wave, which is calculated with the Runge-Kutta Exponential Time Differencing-Finite Difference Time Domain method. The attenuation of electromagnetic wave in uniform plasma is analyzed with Wentzel-Kramer-Brillouin method. Moreover, the variation of different parameters of homogeneous and inhomogeneous plasma including the plasma density, the thickness of plasma and collision frequency, is also studied in this paper. It can be concluded that all the calculations of back scattering radar cross section reveals that terahertz wave have a powerful potential to cope with blackout problem and can be widely applied in the field of communication. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Enhancing the frequency band of the electromagnetic wave is regarded as an efficient way to solve the communication blackout problem. In this paper, frequency of incident wave is raised to Terahertz (THz) band and the radar cross section (RCS) of the three-dimensional conductive model is calculated and simulated based on the Runge–Kutta Exponential Time Differencing–Finite Difference Time Domain method (RKETD-FDTD). Interaction of THz wave and magnetized plasma sheath is discussed. Attenuations in incident wave frequencies of 0.34 THz and 3 GHz and different plasma densities are analyzed. The monostatic RCS is used to compare the penetration in different incident wave frequencies while the bistatic RCS is fixed on 0.34 THz to study its characteristics. The simulation result has almost the same RCS as that of the model without coating plasma when the frequency of incident wave reaches 0.34 THz. The advantages of THz wave at 0.34 THz on increasing RCS and reducing the attenuation are demonstrated from different aspects including polarizations, incident angles, magnetization and anisotropy of plasma, thickness of plasma, scan planes and inhomogeneous distribution of plasma. It can be concluded that 0.34 THz has unique advantages in increasing the radar cross section and can be applied to solve the problem of communication interruption. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]