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This paper presents a novel framework for enhancing physical-layer security in integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) systems by leveraging the reconfigurability of fluid antenna systems (FAS). We propose a joint precoding and port…

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Fluid Antenna Systems (FASs) have recently been proposed for enhancing the performance of wireless communication. Previous antenna designs to meet the requirements of FAS have been based on mechanically movable or liquid antennas and…

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This letter considers a fluid antenna system (FAS)-aided secure and covert communication system, where the transmitter adjusts multiple fluid antennas' positions to achieve secure and covert transmission under the threat of an eavesdropper…

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The adoption of large-scale antenna arrays at high-frequency bands is widely envisioned in the beyond 5G wireless networks. This leads to the near-field regime where the wavefront is no longer planar but spherical, bringing new…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-06-28 Ang Chen , Li Chen , Yunfei Chen , Changsheng You , Guo Wei , F. Richard Yu

This letter investigates a fluid antenna (FA)-assisted integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) system, with joint antenna position optimization and waveform design. We consider enhancing the sum-rate maximization (SRM) and sensing…

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In this paper, we investigate a fluid antenna relay (FAR)-assisted communication system with hybrid relaying scheme selection. By leveraging statistical channel state information (CSI) and distribution characteristics of fluid antenna…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-21 Ruopeng Xu , Songling Zhang , Zhaohui Yang , Mingzhe Chen , Zhaoyang Zhang , Kai-Kit Wong

Electronic phased-array radars offer new possibilities for radar search pattern optimization by using bi-dimensional beam-forming and beam-steering. Radar search pattern optimization can be approximated as a set cover problem and solved…

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An efficient beamforming design is proposed for continuous aperture array (CAPA)-based point-to-point multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems. In contrast to conventional spatially discrete array (SPDA)-MIMO systems, whose optimal…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-07-21 Zhaolin Wang , Chongjun Ouyang , Yuanwei Liu

Direction-of-arrival (DOA) estimation using continuous aperture array (CAPA) is studied. Compared to the conventional spatially discrete array (SPDA), CAPA significantly enhances the spatial degrees-of-freedoms (DoFs) for DOA estimation,…

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The widespread use of uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) has propelled the development of advanced techniques on countering unauthorized UAV flights. However, the resistance of legal UAVs to illegal interference remains under-addressed. This…

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Beamforming makes possible a focused communication method. It is extensively employed in many disciplines involving electromagnetic waves, including arrayed ultrasonic, optical, and high-speed wireless communication. Conventional beam…

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Beam training for extremely large-scale arrays with curvature-reconfigurable apertures (CuRAs) faces the critical challenge of severe, geometry-dependent angle-range coupling. While most existing designs compartmentalize near field and far…

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This letter exploits moving arrays to enable nearfield multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) sensing via a limited number of antenna elements. We consider a scenario where a base station (BS) is equipped with a uniform linear array (ULA) on…

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Simultaneous estimation of range and angle of close emitters usually requires a multidimensional search. This paper offers an algorithm to improve the position of an element of any array designed on the basis of some certain or random…

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Fluid antenna system (FAS) revolutionizes wireless communications via utilizing position-flexible antennas that dynamically optimize channel conditions and mitigate multipath fading. This innovation is particularly valuable in indoor…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-01-06 Tong Zhang , Qianren Li , Shuai Wang , Wanli Ni , Jiliang Zhang , Rui Wang , Kai-Kit Wong , Chan-Byoung Chae

In this letter, we develop a continuous fluid antenna (FA) framework for uplink channel estimation in cell-free massive multiple-input and multiple-output (CF-mMIMO) systems. By modeling the wireless channel as a spatially correlated…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-02-19 Masoud Kaveh , Farshad Rostami Ghadi , Francisco Hernando-Gallego , Diego Martin , Riku Jantti , Kai-Kit Wong

Extremely large-scale antenna arrays enhance spectral efficiency and spatial resolution in integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) networks while expanding the Rayleigh distance, triggering a shift from conventional far-field plane…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-02-18 Jiasi Zhou , Cong Zhou , Yanjing Sun , Chintha Tellambura

In this paper, we propose a distributed flexible coupler antenna (FCA) array to enhance communication performance with low hardware cost. At each FCA, there is one fixed-position active antenna and multiple passive couplers that can move…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-04-03 Xiaodan Shao , Chuangye Shan , Weihua Zhuang , Xuemin Shen

This paper proposes a hybrid quantum optimization framework for large-scale antenna-array beamforming with jointly optimized discrete phases and continuous amplitudes. The method combines quantum-inspired search with classical gradient…

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To enable innovative applications and services, both industry and academia are exploring new technologies for sixth generation (6G) communications. One of the promising candidates is fluid antenna system (FAS). Unlike existing systems, FAS…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-05-12 Wee Kiat New , Kai-Kit Wong , Hao Xu , Kin-Fai Tong , Chan-Byoung Chae