Repeated thz link

A network element, comprising:

• a first inbound electrical interface comprising a first inbound antenna configured to be coupled to a first inbound Terahertz (THz) waveguide and operable to receive a first inbound transmission signal from the first inbound THz waveguide and generate a first antenna output signal based on the first inbound transmission signal, the first inbound electrical interface further comprising first inbound circuitry coupled to the first inbound antenna and operable to receive the first antenna output signal from the first inbound antenna and generate a first on-chip signal based on the first antenna output signal, the first inbound transmission signal being a radiated electromagnetic wave coupled into the first inbound THz waveguide and configured to have first client data encoded therein and a first inbound carrier frequency in a range from 100 Gigahertz (GHz) to 10 THz;
• a second inbound electrical interface comprising a second inbound antenna configured to be coupled to a second inbound THz waveguide and operable to receive a second inbound transmission signal from the second inbound THz waveguide and generate a second antenna output signal based on the second inbound transmission signal, the second inbound electrical interface further comprising second inbound circuitry coupled to the second inbound antenna and operable to receive the second antenna output signal from the second inbound antenna and generate a second on-chip signal based on the second antenna output signal, the second inbound transmission signal being a radiated electromagnetic wave coupled into the second inbound THz waveguide and configured to have second client data encoded therein and a second inbound carrier frequency in the range from 100 GHz to 10 THz;
• a signal conditioning circuit operable to receive the first on-chip signal from the first inbound electrical interface and the second on-chip signal from the second inbound electrical interface and modify the first on-chip signal to generate a first modified on-chip signal based on the first on-chip signal and the second on-chip signal to generate a second modified on-chip signal based on the second on-chip signal;
• a first outbound electrical interface comprising a first outbound antenna configured to be coupled to a first outbound THz waveguide, the first outbound electrical interface further comprising first outbound circuitry coupled to the first outbound antenna and operable to receive the first modified on-chip signal from the signal conditioning circuit and generate a first antenna feed signal based on the first modified on-chip signal, the first outbound antenna being operable to receive the first antenna feed signal from the first outbound circuitry, generate a first outbound transmission signal based on the first antenna feed signal, and couple the first outbound transmission signal into the first outbound THz waveguide, the first outbound transmission signal being a radiated electromagnetic wave configured to have a first outbound carrier frequency in the range from 100 GHz to 10 THz;
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• a second outbound electrical interface comprising a second outbound antenna configured to be coupled to a second outbound THz waveguide, the second outbound electrical interface further comprising second outbound circuitry coupled to the second outbound antenna and operable to receive the second modified on-chip signal from the signal conditioning circuit and generate a second antenna feed signal based on the second modified on-chip signal, the second outbound antenna being operable to receive the second antenna feed signal from the second outbound circuitry, generate a second outbound transmission signal based on the second antenna feed signal, and couple the second outbound transmission signal into the second outbound THz waveguide, the second outbound transmission signal being a radiated electromagnetic wave configured to have a second outbound carrier frequency in the range from 100 GHz to 10 THz.