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This paper presents a comprehensive physical layer security (PLS) framework for fluid antenna system (FAS)-aided short-packet communications under the variable block-correlation model (VBCM). We consider a downlink wiretap scenario in which…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-19 Jianchao Zheng , Tuo Wu , Kai-Kit Wong , Baiyang Liu , Runyu Pan , Maged Elkashlan , Kin-Fai Tong , Sumei Sun

In this paper, an energy-efficient precoding scheme is designed for multi-user visible light communication (VLC) systems in the context of physical layer security, where users' messages are kept mutually confidential. The design problem is…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-02-23 Son T. Duong , Thanh V. Pham , Chuyen T. Nguyen , Anh T. Pham

In this paper, we consider the physical layer security (PLS) problem for integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) systems in the presence of hybrid-colluding eavesdroppers, where an active eavesdropper (AE) and a passive eavesdropper…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-02-10 Meiding Liu , Zhengchun Zhou , Qiao Shi , Guyue Li , Zilong Liu , Pingzhi Fan , Inkyu Lee

Visible Light Communication (VLC) is one the most promising enabling technology for future 6G networks to overcome Radio-Frequency (RF)-based communication limitations thanks to a broader bandwidth, higher data rate, and greater efficiency.…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-01-03 Simone Soderi , Alessandro Brighente , Federico Turrin , Mauro Conti

This letter investigates physical layer security in intelligent reflecting surface (IRS)-aided visible light communication (VLC). Under the point source assumption, we first elaborate the system model in the scenario with multiple…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-01-04 Shiyuan Sun , Fang Yang , Jian Song , Zhu Han

Intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRS) can improve the physical layer security (PLS) by providing a controllable wireless environment. In this paper, we propose a novel PLS technique with the help of IRS implemented by an intelligent mirror…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-02-01 Lei Qian , Xuefen Chi , Linlin Zhao , Anas Chaaban

This paper investigates an indoor hybrid visible light communication (VLC) and radio frequency (RF) scenario with two-hop downlink transmission. A light emitting diode (LED) transmits both data and energy via VLC to an energy-harvesting…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-10 Amir Hossein Fahim Raouf , Chethan Kumar Anjinappa , Ismail Guvenc

We proposed a new physical layer technique that can enhance the security of cooperative relay communications. The proposed approach modifies the decoded message at the relay according to the unique channel state between the relay and the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2014-03-27 Sang Wu Kim

A robust full-space physical layer security (PLS) transmission scheme is proposed in this paper considering the full-space wiretapping challenge of wireless networks supported by simultaneous transmitting and reflecting reconfigurable…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-03-18 Han Xiao , Xiaoyan Hu , Ang Li , Wenjie Wang , Kun Yang

One of the areas in which wireless networks based on visible light communication (VLC) are considered superior to traditional radio-based communication is security. The common slogan summarizing VLC security features is: WYSIWYS - "What You…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2016-08-26 Grzegorz Blinowski

Dual-function radar-communication (DFRC) based on frequency hopping (FH) MIMO radar (FH-MIMO DFRC) achieves symbol rate much higher than radar pulse repetition frequency. Such DFRC, however, is prone to eavesdropping due to the spatially…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-09-30 Kai Wu , J. Andrew Zhang , Xiaojing Huang , Y. Jay Guo

These days, a tremendous quantity of digital visual data is sent over many networks and stored in many different formats. This visual information is usually very confidential and financially rewarding. Maintaining safe transmission of data…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-04-01 Chandra Sekhar Sanaboina

Wireless communications refer to data transmissions in unguided propagation media through the use of wireless carriers such as radio frequency (RF) and visible light (VL) waves. The rising demand for high data rates, especially, in indoor…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-12-17 Hisham Abuella , Mohammed Elamassie , Murat Uysal , Zhengyuan Xu , Erchin Serpedin , Khalid A. Qaraqe , Sabit Ekin

Recently, physical layer security in the optical layer has gained significant traction. Security treats in optical networks generally impact the reliability of optical transmission. Linear Network Coding (LNC) can protect from both the…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2015-10-26 Anna Engelmann , Admela Jukan

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

Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) is a popular modulation technique for transmitting digital data over wireless radio channels, including medical images due to its high transmission capacity, low interference, bandwidth…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-11-15 Nada Bouchekout , Abdelkrim Boukabou , Morad Grimes

Due to their Radio-Frequency (RF) immunity, Visible Light Communications (VLC) pose as a promising technology for interference sensitive applications such as medical data networks. In this paper, we investigate mixed RF-VLC relaying systems…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-09-23 Milica I. Petkovic , Aleksandra M. Cvetkovic , Milan Narandzic , Nestor D. Chatzidiamantis , Dejan Vukobratovic , George K. Karagiannidis

Visible light communications (VLC) are motivated by the radio-frequency (RF) spectrum crunch and fast-growing solid-state lighting technology. VLC relies on white light emitting diodes (LEDs) to provide communication and illumination…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2014-06-25 Zhenhua Yu , Arthur J. Redfern , G. Tong Zhou

In this work, we propose a new physical layer security framework for optical space networks. More precisely, we consider two practical eavesdropping scenarios: free-space optical (FSO) eavesdropping in the space and FSO eavesdropping in the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-06-16 Olfa Ben Yahia , Eylem Erdogan , Gunes Karabulut Kurt , Ibrahim Altunbas , Halim Yanikomeroglu

In this paper, we propose an enhanced physical layer security approach, named joint secrecy and covert communication (JSACC), which aims to improve the performance of physical layer security (PLS). The JSACC system can dynamically switch…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-01 Yanyu Cheng , Haitao Du , Liqin Hu , Wei Yang Bryan Lim , Pan Li