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The pervasive nature of wireless telecommunication has made it the foundation for mainstream technologies like automation, smart vehicles, virtual reality, and unmanned aerial vehicles. As these technologies experience widespread adoption…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-07-21 Jaspreet Kaur , Satyam Bhatti , Olaoluwa R Popoola , Muhammad Ali Imran , Rami Ghannam , Qammer H Abbasi , Hasan T Abbas

This paper addresses a drawback of massive multiple-input multiple-output Maximum Ratio Transmission beamforming. In some propagation conditions, when the base station serves the same target user equipment for a long period, it reduces the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-06-16 Nour Awarkeh , Dinh-Thuy Phan-Huy , Raphael Visoz , Marco Di Renzo

Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RISs) are one of the key emerging 6th Generation (6G) technologies that are expected to improve the link budgets between transmitters and receivers by adding artificial propagation paths. In such…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-09-30 Yi Yu , Rita Ibrahim , Dinh-Thuy Phan-Huy

To meet the requirements for high data rates and ubiquitous connectivity in 6G networks, higher frequencies and larger array apertures are employed to enhance spatial resolution and spectral efficiency. This evolution leads to an expansion…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-03 Shupei Zhang , Boya Di , Lingyang Song

Spot beamfocusing (SBF) is the process of focusing the signal power in a small spot-like region in the 3D space, which can be either hard-tuned (HT) using traditional tools like lenses and mirrors or electronically reconfigured (ER) using…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-08-20 Mehdi Monemi , Mohammad Amir Fallah , Mehdi Rasti , Matti Latva-Aho , Merouane Debbah

Due to the large bandwidth available, millimeter-Wave (mmWave) bands are considered a viable opportunity to significantly increase the data rate in cellular and wireless networks. Nevertheless, the need for beamforming and directional…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-05-23 Sara Khosravi , Hossein S. Ghadikolaeiy , Jens Zander , Marina Petrova

This paper investigates beam training techniques for near-field (NF) extremely large-scale antenna arrays (ELAAs). Existing NF beam training methods predominantly rely on beam focusing, where the base station (BS) transmits highly spatially…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-09-22 Ran Li , Ziyi Xu , Ying-Jun Angela Zhang

The deployment of 5G networks is sometimes questioned due to the impact of ElectroMagnetic Field (EMF) generated by Radio Base Station (RBS) on users. The goal of this work is to analyze such issue from a novel perspective, by comparing RBS…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-03-03 Luca Chiaraviglio , Chiara Lodovisi , Stefania Bartoletti , Ahmed Elzanaty , Mohamed-Slim Alouini

Current radiofrequency electromagnetic field (RF-EMF) exposure limits have become a critical concern for fifth-generation (5G) mobile network deployment. Regulation is not harmonized and in certain countries and regions it goes beyond the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-08-12 Tian Hong Loh , Fabien Heliot , David Cheadle , Tom Fielder

Millimeter Wave (mm-w), especially the 60 GHz band, has been receiving much attention as a key enabler for the 5G cellular networks. Beamforming (BF) is tremendously used with mm-w transmissions to enhance the link quality and overcome the…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2015-05-22 Ehab Mahmoud Mohamed , Kei Sakaguchi , Seiichi Sampei

In this paper, we study robust beamforming design for near-field physical-layer-security (PLS) systems, where a base station (BS) equipped with an extremely large-scale array (XL-array) serves multiple near-field legitimate users (Bobs) in…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-21 Chao Zhou , Changsheng You , Cong Zhou , Chengwen Xing , Jianhua Zhang

High-frequency bands such as millimeter-wave and terahertz require narrow beams due to path loss and shadowing. Beam alignment (BA) methods allow the transceivers to adjust the directions of these beams efficiently by exploiting the channel…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-05-17 Ozlem Yildiz , Abbas Khalili , Elza Erkip

Three dimensional beamforming (3D) (also elevation beamforming) is now gaining a growing interest among researchers in wireless communication. The reason can be attributed to its potential to enable a variety of strategies like sector or…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2014-10-14 Abla Kammoun , Hajer Khanfir , Zwi Altman , Mérouane Debbah , Mohamed Kamoun

This paper proposes a method for reducing {third-party} exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF) by exploiting the capability of a reconfigurable intelligent surfaces' (RIS) to manipulate the electromagnetic environment. We consider users…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-05-12 Herman L. dos Santos , Cristian J. Vaca-Rubio , Radosław Kotaba , Yi Song , Taufik Abrão , Petar Popovski

Shifting 6G-and-beyond wireless systems to higher frequency bands and the utilization of massive multiple-input multiple-output arrays will extend the near-field region, affecting beamforming and user localization schemes. In this paper, we…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-04 Nima Mozaffarikhosravi , Prathapasinghe Dharmawansa , Italo Atzeni

Near-field beamfocusing enabled by extremely large-aperture arrays (ELAA) is a promising 6G technique for massive connectivity and high spectrum efficiency. While beamfocusing concentrates energy at an intended user, the radiated field…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-05-26 Shima Mashhadi , Tiep M. Hoang , Alireza Vahid

The formation of organized optical states in multidimensional systems is crucial for understanding light-matter interaction and advancing light-shaping technologies. Here, we report the observation of a self-localized, ultrafast pencil beam…

Millimeter-wave cellular communication requires beamforming procedures that enable alignment of the transmitter and receiver beams as the user equipment (UE) moves. For efficient beam tracking it is advantageous to classify users according…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-09-14 Dino Pjanić , Alexandros Sopasakis , Harsh Tataria , Fredrik Tufvesson , Andres Reial

Proliferation of 5G devices and services has driven the demand for wide-scale enhancements ranging from data rate, reliability, and compatibility to sustain the ever increasing growth of the telecommunication industry. In this regard, this…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-12-08 Ji Yoon Han , Ohyun Jo , Juyeop Kim

Millimeter-wave (mmWave) communications rely on directional transmissions to overcome severe path loss. Nevertheless, the use of narrow beams complicates the initial access procedure and increase the latency as the transmitter and receiver…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-12-04 Yanpeng Yang , Hossein S. Ghadikolaei , Carlo Fischione , Marina Petrova , Ki Won Sung