Power consumption per bit of short distance wireless transmission

Survey results on radio transmitter power consumption per bit reported in 2012 [1] and 2018 [2], and that of 100GbE as a reference. 

[1]     T. Kawanishi, THz and Photonic Seamless Communications, IEEE/OSA J. Lightwave Technol. 37, 1671-1679 (2019)

[2]  T. Kawanishi, Optical signal processing for millimeter-wave wireless systems, 2012 IEEE Photonics Society Summer Topical Meeting Series, Seattle, WA, 2012.