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Coded modulation with probabilistic amplitude shaping (PAS) is considered for intensity modulation/direct detection channels with a transmitter peak-power constraint. PAS is used to map bits to a uniform PAM-6 distribution and outperforms…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-04-30 Tobias Prinz , Thomas Wiegart , Daniel Plabst , Stefano Calabrò , Georg Böcherer , Nebojsa Stojanovic , Talha Rahman

In this paper, we investigate a new index modulation (IM) scheme for reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-assisted communications with 1-bit RIS phase resolution. In addition to the traditional modulated symbols, extra bits of…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-09-24 Ioannis Krikidis , Constantinos Psomas , Gan Zheng

Extremely large-scale multiple-input multiple-output (XL-MIMO) architectures are a key enabler of forthcoming 6G wireless communication networks by allowing high data rates through massive spatial multiplexing. Here, we approach these…

In recent years, continuous-aperture multiple-input multiple-output (CAP-MIMO) is reinvestigated to achieve improved communication performance with limited antenna apertures. Unlike the classical MIMO composed of discrete antennas, CAP-MIMO…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-01-03 Zijian Zhang , Linglong Dai

A segmented waveguide-enabled pinching-antenna system (SWAN)-assisted integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) framework is proposed. Unlike conventional pinching antenna systems (PASS), which use a single long waveguide, SWAN divides…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-09 Hao Jiang , Chongjun Ouyang , Zhaolin Wang , Yuanwei Liu , Arumugam Nallanathan , Zhiguo Ding , Robert Schober

This paper addresses precoder design for secure multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) systems. We introduce a MIMO channel with a multiple-antenna eavesdropper and a multiple-antenna sensing…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-09 Seongkyu Jung , Namyoon Lee , Jeonghun Park

Index modulation (IM) reduces the power consumption and hardware cost of the multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) system by activating part of the antennas for data transmission. However, IM significantly increases the complexity of the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-12-03 Chenwu Zhang , Hancheng Lu , Jinxue Liu

Next generation wireless networks focus on improving spectral efficiency (SE) while reducing power consumption and hardware cost. Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) offer a viable solution to meet these requirements. In order to…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-03-16 Ahmet M. Elbir , Abdulkadir Celik , Asmaa Abdallah , Ahmed M. Eltawil

A sensing-aided covert communication network empowered by pinching antenna systems (PASS) is proposed in this work. Unlike conventional fixed-position MIMO arrays, PASS dynamically reconfigures its pinching antennas (PAs) closer to the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-09 Hao Jiang , Zhaolin Wang , Yuanwei Liu , Arumugam Nallanathan , Zhiguo Ding

As the demand for wireless connectivity continues to soar, the fifth generation and beyond wireless networks are exploring new ways to efficiently utilize the wireless spectrum and reduce hardware costs. One such approach is the integration…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-08-20 Ahmet M. Elbir , Kumar Vijay Mishra , Asmaa Abdallah , Abdulkadir Celik , Ahmed M. Eltawil

We study a coordinated multi-point (CoMP) transmission where two base stations (BSs), each supported by a pinching antenna system (PASS), are deployed to jointly serve communication users under spatial division multiple access (SDMA)…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-29 Ali Amhaz , Shreya Khisa , Mohamed Elhattab , Chadi Assi , Sanaa Sharafeddine

The Pinching Antenna System (PAS) has emerged as a promising technology to dynamically reconfigure wireless propagation environments in 6G networks. By activating radiating elements at arbitrary positions along a dielectric waveguide, PAS…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-22 Yu Hua , Yaru Fu , Yalin Liu , Zheng Shi , Kevin Hung

Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) enhances signal quality by adjusting the phase of electromagnetic waves in wireless communication. Spatial modulation (SM), a prominent index modulation (IM) technique, provides high spectral…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-11-23 Burak Ahmet Ozden , Erdogan Aydin

The sixth generation of wireless networks envisions intelligent and adaptive environments capable of meeting the demands of emerging applications such as immersive extended reality, advanced healthcare, and the metaverse. However, this…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-02-13 Dimitrios Tyrovolas , Sotiris A. Tegos , Panagiotis D. Diamantoulakis , Sotiris Ioannidis , Christos K. Liaskos , George K. Karagiannidis

A novel concept of waveguide division multiple access (WDMA) is proposed for multi-user pinching-antenna systems (PASS). The key principle of WDMA is to allocate each user with a dedicated waveguide, which is regarded as a new type of radio…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-02-26 Jingjing Zhao , Xidong Mu , Kaiquan Cai , Yanbo Zhu , Yuanwei Liu

This article investigates secure multicast communications in pinching-antenna systems (PASS), where pinching beamforming is enabled by adaptively adjusting pinching antenna (PAs) positions along waveguides to improve multicast security.…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-22 Shan Shan , Chongjun Ouyang , Yong Li , Yuanwei Liu

This paper addresses, for the first time, the uplink performance optimization of multi-user pinching-antenna (PA) systems, recently developed for next-generation wireless networks. By leveraging the unique capabilities of PAs to dynamically…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-03-06 Sotiris A. Tegos , Panagiotis D. Diamantoulakis , Zhiguo Ding , George K. Karagiannidis

In this paper, we design an efficient quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) signal detector for massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communication systems via the penalty-sharing alternating direction method of multipliers…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-12-14 Quan Zhang , Jiangtao Wang , Yongchao Wang

Following the trends of index modulated (IM) techniques for optical communications, in the last few years several new waveform proposals have been made, aiming at conveying a higher density of information by driving different signal…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-04-07 Francisco J. Escribano , Alexandre Wagemakers

Low-power wide-area networks (LPWANs) are crucial for large-scale Internet of Things (IoT) applications, yet they face increasing demands for higher data rates, improved reliability, and enhanced energy efficiency under stringent hardware…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-04-24 Long Yuan , Wenkun Wen , Junlin Liu , Peiran Wu , Minghua Xia