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In this paper, the optimization of deploying unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over a reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs)-assisted visible light communication (VLC) system is studied. In the considered model, UAVs are required to…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-12-25 Yihan Cang , Ming Chen , Zhaohui Yang , Mingzhe Chen , Chongwen Huang

The directionality of optical signals provides an opportunity for efficient space reuse of optical links in visible light communication (VLC). Space reuse in VLC can enable multiple access communication from multiple light emitting…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-12-30 MD Rashed Rahman , Ashwin Ashok

This paper shows experimental systems using R/G/B LEDs as both the emitters and narrowband filterless photodetectors to realize multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) visible light communications. Among 9 tested color-pair links from R/G/B…

Applied Physics · Physics 2017-09-13 Shangbin Li , Boyang Huang , Zhengyuan Xu

Visible Light Communication (VLC) systems have relatively higher security compared with traditional Radio Frequency (RF) channels due to line-of-sight (LOS) propagation. However, they still are susceptible to eavesdropping. The proposed…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-01-13 Ashish Sharma , Harshil Bhatt

A critical concern within the realm of visible light communications (VLC) pertains to enhancing system data rate, particularly in scenarios where the direct line-of-sight (LoS) connection is obstructed by obstacles. The deployment of…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-01-08 Omar Maraqa , Sylvester Aboagye , Telex M. N. Ngatched

Visible light communication (VLC) is nowadays envisaged as a promising technology to enable new classes of services in intelligent transportation systems ranging, e.g., from assisted driving to autonomous vehicles. The assessment of the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-04-03 Stefano Caputo , Lorenzo Mucchi , Francesco Saverio Cataliotti , Marco Seminara , Tassadaq Nawaz , Jacopo Catani

Most intelligent reflecting surface (IRS)-aided indoor visible light communication (VLC) studies ignore the time delays introduced by reflected paths, even though these delays are inherent in practical wideband systems. In this work, we…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-03-10 Rashid Iqbal , Ahmed Zoha , Salama Ikki , Muhammad Ali Imran , Hanaa Abumarshoud

Visible Light Communication (VLC) provides an energy-efficient wireless solution by using existing LED-based illumination for high-speed data transmissions. Although solar cells offer the advantage of simultaneous energy harvesting and data…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-05-16 Yanxiang Wang , Yihe Yan , Jiawei Hu , Cheng Jiang , Brano Kusy , Ashraf Uddin , Mahbub Hassan , Wen Hu

In this paper, an indoor robot localization system based on Robot Operating System (ROS) and visible light communication (VLC) is presented. On the basis of our previous work, we innovatively designed a VLC localization and navigation…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-01-09 Weipeng Guan , Shihuan Chen , Shangsheng Wen , Wenyuan Hou , Zequn Tan , Ruihong Cen

This paper addresses the robust beamforming design for rate splitting multiple access (RSMA)-aided visible light communication (VLC) networks with imperfect channel state information at the transmitter (CSIT). In particular, we first derive…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-11-28 Zhengqing Qiu , Yijie Mao , Shuai Ma , Bruno Clerckx

Multi-plane light converters (MPLCs) - also known as linear diffractive neural networks - are an emerging optical technology, capable of converting an orthogonal set of optical fields into any other orthogonal set via a unitary…

This paper proposes a cascaded multiwire-power line communication (PLC)/multiple-visible light communication (VLC) system. This hybrid architecture offers low installation cost, enhanced performance, practical feasibility, and a wide range…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-06-10 Hugerles S. Silva , Higo T. P. Silva , Paulo V. B. Tomé , Felipe A. P. Figueiredo , Edson P. da Silva , Rausley A. A. de Souza

Visible light communication (VLC) is envisioned as a core component of future wireless communication networks due to, among others, the huge unlicensed bandwidth it offers and the fact that it does not cause any interference to existing…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-06-06 Sylvester Aboagye , Telex M. N. Ngatched , Octavia A. Dobre , H. Vincent Poor

Limited radio frequency (RF) resources restrict the number of users that can participate in federated learning (FL) thus affecting FL convergence speed and performance. In this paper, we first introduce visible light communication (VLC) as…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-03-08 Chuanhong Liu , Caili Guo , Yang Yang , Mingzhe Chen , H. Vincent Poor , Shuguang Cui

In this paper, we propose a novel visible light communication (VLC) assisted Perspective-fourLine algorithm (V-P4L) for practical indoor localization. The basic idea of V-P4L is to joint VLC and computer vision to achieve high accuracy…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-09-28 Lin Bai

Visible light communication (VLC) is a promising solution to satisfy the extreme demands of emerging applications. VLC offers bandwidth that is orders of magnitude higher than what is offered by the radio spectrum, hence making best use of…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-04-11 Abdelrahman S. Elgamal , Osama Z. Aletri , Barzan A. Yosuf , Ahmad Adnan Qidan , Taisir El-Gorashi , Jaafar M. H. Elmirghani

In this paper, we present a stochastic geometry based framework to analyze the performance of downlink indoor visible light communication (VLC) networks at a typical receiver while considering reflections from the walls. A typical receiver…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-04-13 Abhishek K. Gupta , Adrish Banerjee

Intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRSs) have emerged as a promising solution to mitigate line-of-sight (LoS) blockages and enhance signal coverage in optical wireless communication (OWC) systems with minimal additional power. In this work,…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-15 Ahrar N. Hamad , Ahmad Adnan Qidan , Taisir E. H. El-Gorashi , Jaafar M. H. Elmirghani

Accurate indoor localization is crucial in industrial environments. Visible Light Communication (VLC) has emerged as a promising solution, offering high accuracy, energy efficiency, and minimal electromagnetic interference. However,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-06 Masood Jan , Wafa Njima , Xun Zhang , Alexander Artemenko

Optical wireless technology has the potential to complement the wireless access services provided so far over RF. Apart from the abundant unlicensed bandwidth available for ultra-dense deployments over optical wireless bands, optical…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-12-20 Mohsen Abedi , Alexis A. Dowhuszko , Risto Wichman