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Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-assisted communications is one of the promising candidates for next generation wireless networks by controlling the propagation environment dynamically. In this study, a channel modeling strategy for…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-11-03 Fatih Kilinc , Ibrahim Yildirim , Ertugrul Basar

Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) is a candidate technology for future wireless networks. It enables to shape the wireless environment to reach massive connectivity and enhanced data rate. The promising gains of RIS-assisted networks…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-06-09 Paulo R. B. Gomes , Gilderlan T. de Araújo , Bruno Sokal , André L. F. de Almeida , Behrooz Makki , Gábor Fodor

Terahertz (THz) and intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) have been regarded as two promising technologies to improve the capacity and coverage for future 6G networks. Generally, IRS is usually equipped with large-scale elements when…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-08-29 Wanming Hao , Xiaobei You , Fuhui Zhou , Zheng Chu , Gangcan Sun , Pei Xiao

We investigate the channel estimation (CE) problem for hybrid RIS assisted systems and focus on the near-field (NF) regime. Different from their far-field counterparts, NF channels possess a block-sparsity property, which is leveraged in…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-05-01 Rafaela Schroeder , Jiguang He , Hamza Djelouat , Markku Juntti

Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) is a type of wireless communication technology that uses a reconfigurable surface, such as a wall or building that is able to adjust its properties by an integrated optimization algorithm in order to…

Applied Physics · Physics 2023-09-25 Emanuel Colella , Luca Bastianelli , Franco Moglie , Valter Mariani Primiani

Millimeter wave/Terahertz (mmWave/THz) communication with extremely large-scale antenna arrays (ELAAs) offers a promising solution to meet the escalating demand for high data rates in next-generation communications. A large array aperture,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-09-30 Hongwei Wang , Jun Fang , Huiping Duan , Hongbin Li

Terahertz (THz) communication signals are susceptible to severe degradation because of the molecular interaction with the atmosphere in the form of subsequent absorption and re-radiation. Recently, reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-10-04 Anish Pradhan , Mohamed A. Abd-Elmagid , Harpreet S. Dhillon , Andreas F. Molisch

In this chapter, we investigate the mathematical foundation of the modeling and design of reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) in both the far- and near-field regimes. More specifically, we first present RIS-assisted wireless channel…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-16 Mohamadreza Delbari , George C. Alexandropoulos , Robert Schober , Vahid Jamali

The emerging reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) technology is promising for applications in the millimeter wave (mmWave) communication systems to effectively compensate for propagation loss or tackle the blockage issue. Considering…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-02-08 Yu Liu , Ming Chen , Cunhua Pan , Yijin Pan , Yinlu Wang , Yaoming Huang , Tianyang Cao , Jiangzhou Wang

We consider a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-assisted extremely large-scale multiple-input multiple-output (XL-MIMO) downlink system, where an XL-MIMO array serves two groups of single-antennas users, namely near-field users…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-09-30 Xiaomin Cao , Mohammadali Mohammadi , Hien Quoc Ngo , Hyundong Shin , Michail Matthaiou

We investigate reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) for the task of position and velocity estimation in non-LOS (NLOS) indoor scenarios, using a snapshot based multi-step estimation algorithm. We evaluate a compound RIS structure…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-02-16 Thomas Zemen , Musa Furkan Keskin , Moustafa Rahal , Thomas Wilding , Hamed Radpour , Markus Hofer , Benoit Denis , Henk Wymeersch

The use of ultra-massive multiple-input multiple-output and high-frequency large bandwidth systems is likely in the next-generation wireless communication systems. In such systems, the user moves between near- and far-field regions, and…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-06-11 Simon Tarboush , Anum Ali , Tareq Y. Al-Naffouri

Terahertz (THz) communication technology is regarded as a promising enabler for achieving ultra-high data rate transmission in next-generation communication systems. To mitigate the high path loss in THz systems, the transmitting beams are…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-02-25 Yanzhao Hou , Guoning Wang , Chen Chen , Gaoze Mu , Qimei Cui , Xiaofeng Tao , Yuanmu Yang

The emerging immersive and autonomous services have posed stringent requirements on both communications and localization. By considering the great potential of reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS), this paper focuses on the joint…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-03-05 Yunfei Li , Yiting Luo , Xianda Wu , Zheng Shi , Shaodan Ma , Guanghua Yang

Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) is a newly-emerged technology that, with its unique features, is considered to be a game changer for future wireless networks. Channel estimation is one of the most critical challenges for the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-03-30 Mehdi Haghshenas , Parisa Ramezani , Emil Björnson

This paper investigates the near-field (NF) channel estimation (CE) for extremely large-scale multiple-input multiple-output (XL-MIMO) systems. Considering the pronounced NF effects in XL-MIMO communications, we first establish a joint…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-23 Zhenzhou Jin , Li You , Derrick Wing Kwan Ng , Xiang-Gen Xia , Xiqi Gao

Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) is an emerging technique employing metasurface to reflect the signal from the source node to the destination node. By smartly reconfiguring the electromagnetic (EM) properties of the metasurface and…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-06-30 Qi Gu , Dan Wu , Xin Su , Hanning Wang , Jingyuan Cui , Yifei Yuan

Intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) is envisioned as a promising technology to broaden signal coverage and enhance transmission in terahertz (THz) communications. Due to the passivity of IRS, the channel measurement can not be achieved by…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-03-17 Boyu Ning , Zhi Chen , Wenrong Chen , Yiming Du

The far-field channel model has historically been used in wireless communications due to the simplicity of mathematical modeling and convenience for algorithm design. With the need for high data rates, low latency, and ubiquitous…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-12-15 Hui Chen , Musa Furkan Keskin , Adham Sakhnini , Nicoló Decarli , Sofie Pollin , Davide Dardari , Henk Wymeersch

In the near-field context, the Fresnel approximation is typically employed to mathematically represent solvable functions of spherical waves. However, these efforts may fail to take into account the significant increase in the lower limit…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-09-17 Xufeng Guo , Yuanbin Chen , Ying Wang , Zhaocheng Wang , Chau Yuen