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The problem of excessive pilot overhead required for uplink massive MIMO channel estimation is well known, let alone when it is considered along with wideband (OFDM) transmissions. Towards channel estimators that are both efficient and…

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Terahertz (THz)-band communications are a key enabler for future-generation wireless communications systems that promise to integrate a wide range of data-demanding applications. Recent advances in photonic, electronic, and plasmonic…

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Millimeter-wave and terahertz systems rely on beamforming/combining codebooks to determine the best beam directions during the initial access and data transmission. Existing approaches suffer from large codebook sizes and high beam…

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Communication systems at millimeter-wave (mmW) and sub-terahertz frequencies are of increasing interest for future high-data rate networks. One critical challenge faced by phased array systems at these high frequencies is the efficiency of…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-02-18 Benjamin W. Domae , Ruifu Li , Danijela Cabric

Terahertz (THz)-band communications are celebrated as a key enabling technology for next-generation wireless systems that promises to integrate a wide range of data-demanding and delay-sensitive applications. Following recent advancements…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-05-04 Hadi Sarieddeen , Nasir Saeed , Tareq Y. Al-Naffouri , Mohamed-Slim Alouini

Following the recent progress in Terahertz (THz) signal generation and radiation methods, joint THz communications and sensing applications are shaping the future of wireless systems. Towards this end, THz spectroscopy is expected to be…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-09-07 Sara Helal , Hadi Sarieddeen , Hayssam Dahrouj , Tareq Y. Al-Naffouri , Mohamed Slim Alouini

Millimeter wave (mmWave) and terahertz (THz) drones have the potential to enable several futuristic applications such as coverage extension, enhanced security monitoring, and disaster management. However, these drones need to deploy large…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-11-15 Gouranga Charan , Andrew Hredzak , Ahmed Alkhateeb

Terahertz wireless backhaul is expected to meet the high-speed backhaul requirements of future ultra-dense networks using millimeter-wave (mmWave) base stations (BSs). In order to achieve higher network capacity with limited resources and…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-08-22 Lei Wang , Bo Ai , Yong Niu , Haiyan Jiang , Shiwen Mao , Zhangdui Zhong , Ning Wang

Terahertz (THz) communication is considered one of the most critical technologies for 6G because of its abundant bandwidth. To compensate the high propagation of THz, analog/digital hybrid precoding for THz massive multiple input multiple…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-07-15 Yang Wang , Chuang Yang , Mugen Peng

The codebook-based analog beamforming is appealing for future terahertz (THz) communications since it can generate high-gain directional beams with low-cost phase shifters via low-complexity beam training. However, conventional beamforming…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-23 Boyu Ning , Weidong Mei , Lipeng Zhu , Zhi Chen , Rui Zhang

Terahertz (THz) systems have the benefit of high bandwidth and hence are capable of supporting ultra-high data rates, albeit at the cost of high pathloss. Hence they tend to harness high-gain beamforming. Therefore a novel hybrid 3D…

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When implementing hierarchical federated learning over wireless networks, scalability assurance and the ability to handle both interference and device data heterogeneity are crucial. This work introduces a learning method designed to…

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For the demonstration of ultra-wideband bandwidth and pencil-beamforming, the terahertz (THz)-band has been envisioned as one of the key enabling technologies for the sixth generation networks. However, the acquisition of the THz channel…

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Terahertz (THz) communications are celebrated as key enablers for converged localization and sensing in future sixth-generation (6G) wireless communication systems and beyond. Instead of being a byproduct of the communication system,…

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Huge overhead of beam training poses a significant challenge to mmWave communications. To address this issue, beam tracking has been widely investigated whereas existing methods are hard to handle serious multipath interference and…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-02-09 Ke Ma , Dongxuan He , Hancun Sun , Zhaocheng Wang

Recently, a new class of so-called \emph{hierarchical thresholding algorithms} was introduced to optimally exploit the sparsity structure in joint user activity and channel detection problems. In this paper, we take a closer look at the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-10-22 Gerhard Wunder , Ingo Roth , Rick Fritschek , Jens Eisert

Terahertz (THz) ultra-massive multiple-input multiple-output (UM-MIMO) promises ultra-high throughput, while its highly directional beams demand rapid and accurate beam tracking driven by precise user-state estimation. Moreover, large array…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-18 Zhi Zeng , Chong Han , Emil Björnson

TeraHertz (THz) communications are envisioned as a promising technology, owing to its unprecedented multi-GHz bandwidth. One fundamental challenge when moving to new spectrum is to understand the science of radio propagation and develop an…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-02-01 Yi Chen , Yuanbo Li , Chong Han , Ziming Yu , Guangjian Wang

Millimeter wave communications are essential for modern wireless networks. It supports high data rates but suffers from severe path loss, which requires precise beam alignment to maintain reliable links. This beam management is particularly…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-11-05 Ailton Oliveira , Amir Khatibi , Daniel Suzuki , Ilan Correa , José Rezende , Aldebaro Klautau

Extremely large aperture array (ELAA) can significantly enhance beamforming gain and spectral efficiency. Unfortunately, the use of narrower beams for data transmission results in a substantial increase in the cost of beam training. In this…

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