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In this paper, we propose a novel antenna architecture called movable antenna (MA) to improve the performance of wireless communication systems. Different from conventional fixed-position antennas (FPAs) that undergo random wireless channel…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-03-26 Lipeng Zhu , Wenyan Ma , Rui Zhang

Satellites provide seamless coverage and are critical for emergency communications during natural disasters. However, their performance is constrained by limited spectrum and high deployment cost. To address these issues, we propose a fluid…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-28 Tianyu Han , Yongxu Zhu , Gan Zheng , Pantelis-Daniel Arapoglou

Motivated by the ever-growing demand for \emph{green} wireless communications and the advantages of \emph{cell-free} (CF) massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems, we focus on the design of their downlink for optimal…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-02-09 Anastasios Papazafeiropoulos , Hien Q. Ngo , Pandelis Kourtessis , Symeon Chatzinotas , John M. Senior

Dynamic metasurface antennas (DMA) provide a solution to form compact, cost-effective, energy-efficient multiple-input-multiple output (MIMO) arrays. In this paper, we implement a practical hierarchical codebook with a realistic DMA design…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-05-17 Joseph Carlson , Miguel R. Castellanos , Robert W. Heath

Frequency diverse array (FDA) is a promising antenna technology to achieve physical layer security by varying the frequency of each antenna at the transmitter. However, when the channels of the legitimate user and eavesdropper are highly…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-08-01 Zihao Cheng , Jiangbo Si , Zan Li , Pengpeng Liu , Yangchao Huang , Naofal Al-Dhahir

The smart morphing wing aircraft (SMWA) is a highly adaptable platform that can be widely used for intelligent warfare due to its real-time variable structure. The flexible conformal array (FCA) is a vital detection component of SMWA, when…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-12-25 Yizhen Jia , Hui Chen , Wen-Qin Wang , Jie Cheng

In this paper, we propose a new and optimal construction of two-dimensional (2-D) Z-complementary array code set (ZCACS) using multivariable extended Boolean functions (EBFs). The proposed 2-D arrays have many applications in modern…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-09-03 Abhishek Roy

This paper presents a closed-form analysis of spatial correlation and degrees of freedom (DoF) for arched holographic multiple-input multiple-output (HMIMO) arrays, which can be viewed as a special form of fluid antenna systems (FAS) when…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-17 Liuxun Xue , Shu Sun , Hangsong Yan

Most existing antenna array-based source localization methods rely on fixed-position arrays (FPAs) and strict assumptions about source field conditions (near-field or far-field), which limits their effectiveness in complex, dynamic…

The frequency diverse array (FDA) is highly promising for improving covert communication performance by adjusting the frequency of each antenna at the transmitter. However, when faced with the cases of multiple wardens and highly correlated…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-07-31 Zihao Cheng , Jiangbo Si , Zan Li , Pengpeng Liu , Xiaoting Wang , Naofal Al-Dhahir

In this correspondence, we propose a movable antenna (MA)-aided multi-user hybrid beamforming scheme with a sub-connected structure, where multiple movable sub-arrays can independently change their positions within different local regions.…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-04-02 Yichi Zhang , Yuchen Zhang , Lipeng Zhu , Sa Xiao , Wanbin Tang , Yonina C. Eldar , Rui Zhang

The performance of linear receive beamforming in continuous-aperture array (CAPA)-based uplink communications is analyzed. Three continuous beamforming techniques are proposed under the criteria of maximum-ratio combining (MRC),…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-05-12 Chongjun Ouyang , Zhaolin Wang , Xingqi Zhang , Yuanwei Liu

This paper investigates pilot assignment and access point (AP) selection strategies for uplink cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (CF-mMIMO) systems. We propose channel similarity-aware pilot assignment (CAPA) and AP selection…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-02-24 Saeed Mohammadzadeh , Kanapathippillai Cumanan , Pei Liu , Hien Quoc Ngo

The fluid antenna system (FAS) has emerged as a new physical-layer concept to provide enhanced propagation conditions for multiuser multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communications over conventional fixed arrays. This work focuses on…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-07-16 Wenxuan Sun , Mingjie Shao , Luteng Zhu , Yao Ge , Tong Zhang , Zhi Liu

Due to the ultra-dense constellation, efficient beam coverage and interference mitigation are crucial to low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite communication systems, while the conventional directional antennas and fixed-position antenna (FPA)…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-04-25 Lipeng Zhu , Xiangyu Pi , Wenyan Ma , Zhenyu Xiao , Rui Zhang

Theoretically, the three-dimensional (3D) array architecture provides a higher communication degree of freedom (DoF) compared to the planar arrays, allowing for greater capacity potential in multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems.…

Stacked intelligent metasurfaces (SIMs) have recently emerged as a promising metasurface-based physical-layer paradigm for wireless communications, enabling wave-domain signal processing through multiple cascaded metasurface layers.…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-02-13 Ahmed Magbool , Vaibhav Kumar , Marco Di Renzo , Mark F. Flanagan

The flexible-position multiple-input multiple-output (FLP-MIMO), such as fluid antennas and movable antennas, is a promising technology for future wireless communications. This is due to the fact that the positions of antennas at the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-11-15 Jiakang Zheng , Jiayi Zhang , Hongyang Du , Dusit Niyato , Sumei Sun , Bo Ai , Khaled B. Letaief

Cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (CFmMIMO) is a paradigm that can improve users' spectral efficiency (SE) far beyond traditional cellular networks. Increased spatial diversity in CFmMIMO is achieved by spreading the antennas…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-08-01 Vida Ranjbar , Robbert Beerten , Marc Moonen , Sofie Pollin

Movable antenna (MA)-enabled near-field (NF) communications offer significant potential for 6G, yet existing designs often neglect the practical constraints of hybrid beamforming (HBF) for extremely large-scale MIMO (XL-MIMO). Conversely,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-05-11 Xiangqian Xu , Songjie Yang , Arumugam Nallanathan
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