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Intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) has recently been emerged as an effective way for improving the performance of wireless networks by reconfiguring the propagation environment through a large number of passive reflecting elements. This…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-12-07 Parisa Ramezani , Abbas Jamalipour

Backscatter wireless communication is an emerging technique widely used in low-cost and low-power wireless systems, especially in passive radio frequency identification (RFID) systems. Recently, the requirement of high data rates, data…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-15 Qian Yang , Hui-Ming Wang , Yi Zhang , Zhu Han

In this work, we exploit the radar clutter (i.e., the ensemble of echoes generated by the terrain and/or the surrounding objects in response to the signal emitted by a radar transmitter) as a carrier signal to enable an ambient backscatter…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-04-07 Luca Venturino , Emanuele Grossi , Marco Lops , Jeremy Johnston , Xiaodong Wang

Visible light backscatter (VLB) is an innovative optical transmission paradigm to enable ultra low-power passive communication and localization for the Internet of Things (IoT), by overcoming some of the limitations of conventional (i.e.,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-10-18 Muhammad Habib Ullah , Giacinto Gelli , Francesco Verde

Backscatter communication (BSC) is a promising solution for Internet-of-Things (IoT) connections due to its low-complexity, low-cost, and energy-efficient solution for sensors. There are several network infrastructure setups that can be…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-07-04 Ahmet Kaplan , Joao Vieira , Erik G. Larsson

Backscatter communication (BC) has emerged as a key technology to satisfy the increasing need for low-cost and green Internet-of-Things (IoT) connectivity, especially in large-scale deployments. Unlike the monostatic BC (MoBC), the bistatic…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-07-26 Ahmet Kaplan , Diana P. M. Osorio , Erik G. Larsson

Wireless technologies can support a broad range of smart grid applications including advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) and demand response (DR). However, there are many formidable challenges when wireless technologies are applied to…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2013-03-11 Hongjian Sun , Bo Tan , Jing Jiang , John S. Thompson , Arumugam Nallanathan , H. Vincent Poor

Scattering hinders the passage of light through random media and consequently limits the usefulness of optical techniques for sensing and imaging. Thus, methods for increasing the transmission of light through such random media are of…

Optics · Physics 2014-06-23 Curtis Jin , Raj Rao Nadakuditi , Eric Michielssen , Stephen Rand

Future Internet-of-Things (IoT) is expected to wirelessly connect billions of low-complexity devices. For wireless information transfer (WIT) in IoT, high density of IoT devices and their ad hoc communication result in strong interference…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-11-27 Wanchun Liu , Kaibin Huang , Xiangyun Zhou , Salman Durrani

The vision of battery-free communication has made backscatter a compelling technology for on-body wearable and implantable devices. Recent advances have facilitated the communication between backscatter tags and on-body smart devices. These…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2018-08-21 Zhiqing Luo , Wei Wang , Jiang Xiao , Qianyi Huang , Tao Jiang , Qian Zhang

In the near future, Internet-of-Things (IoT) is expected to connect billions of devices (e.g., smartphones and sensors), which generate massive real-time data at the network edge. Intelligence can be distilled from the data to support…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-12-04 Qiao Lan , Zezhong Zhang , Yuqing Du , Zhenyi Lin , Kaibin Huang

Symbiotic radio (SR), a novel energy- and spectrum-sharing paradigm of backscatter communications (BC), has been deemed a promising solution for ambient Internet of Things (A-IoT), enabling ultra-low power consumption and massive…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-12-02 Rui Xu , Yinghui Ye , Haijian Sun , Liqin Shi , Guangyue Lu

This paper studies a fluid-antenna-enabled integrated bistatic sensing and backscatter communication system for future networks where connectivity, power delivery, and environmental awareness are jointly supported by the same…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-02-12 A. Abdelaziz Salem , Saeed Abdallah , Khawla Alnajjar , Mahmoud A. Albreem , Mohamed Saad , Hayssam Dahrouj , Hesham Elsawy

Ambient backscatter communication technology (AmBC) and a novel device category called zero-energy devices (ZED) have recently emerged as potential components for the forthcoming 6th generation (6G) networks. A ZED communicates with a…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-09-27 Papis Ndiaye , Dinh-Thuy Phan-Huy , Ayman Hassan , Jingyi Liao , Xiyu Wang , Kalle Ruttik , Riku Jantti

Backscatter communication (BC) is a promising technique for future Internet-of-Things (IoT) owing to its low complexity, low cost, and potential for energy-efficient operation in sensor networks. There are several network infrastructure…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-06-13 Ahmet Kaplan , Joao Vieira , Erik G. Larsson

This review investigates the pivotal role of distributed architectures and intelligent resource allocation in enabling robust and scalable wireless systems, with a particular emphasis on backscatter communication, indoor localization,…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2025-06-06 Tonghuan Xiao , Jiecheng Zhou

Water covers 71% of the Earth's surface, where the steady increase in oceanic activities has promoted the need for reliable maritime communication technologies. The existing maritime communication systems involve terrestrial, aerial, and…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2022-09-15 Fahad S. Alqurashi , Abderrahmen Trichili , Nasir Saeed , Boon S. Ooi , Mohamed-Slim Alouini

While backscatter communication emerges as a promising solution to reduce power consumption at IoT devices, the transmission range of backscatter communication is short. To this end, this work integrates unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) into…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-02-27 Shuai Wang , Minghua Xia , Yik-Chung Wu

Backscatter communications is attractive for its low power requirements due to the lack of actively radiating components; however, commonly used devices are typically limited in range and functionality. Here, we design and demonstrate a…

Wireless-powered underground sensor networks (WPUSNs), which enable wireless energy transfer to sensors located underground, is a promising approach for establishing sustainable internet of underground things (IoUT). To support urgent…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-12-19 Kaiqiang Lin , Yijie Mao