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The demands for high data rates in 6G networks have driven the transition toward higher frequencies and larger antenna apertures, giving rise to the near-field communications. In the near-field region, spherical waves enable beam focusing…
Terahertz (THz) band is considered a promising candidate to meet the high-throughput requirement for future sixth-generation (6G) wireless communications due to its ultrawide bandwidth. However, due to the high penetration loss at…
The move to next-generation wireless communications with extremely large-scale antenna arrays (ELAAs) brings the communications into the radiative near-field (RNF) region, where distance-aware focusing is feasible. However, high-frequency…
Terahertz communication offers vast bandwidth for high-speed transmission in the 6G networks but faces severe blockage challenges in the near-field region due to large antenna arrays. To overcome the limitation that near-field focused beams…
Terahertz (THz) communication can offer terabit-per-second rates in future wireless systems, thanks to the ultra-wide bandwidths, but require large antenna arrays. As antenna apertures expand and we enter the near-field scenarios, the…
Future wireless connectivity is envisioned to accommodate functionalities far beyond broadband data transmission over point-to-point direct links, enabling novel scenarios, such as communication behind blockers and around corners, and…
6G networks will be required to support higher data rates, improved energy efficiency, lower latency, and more diverse users compared with 5G systems. To meet these requirements, electrically extremely large-scale antenna arrays are…
In next-generation wireless networks, the combination of electrically large radiating apertures and high-frequency transmission extends the radiating near-field region around the transmitter. In this region, unlike in the far field, the…
The synthesis of Airy-profiled wavefronts has emerged as a pivotal paradigm for advanced electromagnetic engineering, attributed to their intrinsic non-diffractive propagation, transverse self-acceleration, and structural self-healing…
Phased arrays, commonly used in IEEE 802.11ad and 5G radios, are capable of focusing radio frequency signals in a specific direction or a spatial region. Beamforming achieves such directional or spatial concentration of signals and enables…
Radiative near-field (RNF) beamforming is vulnerable to blockages that disrupt Fresnel zones. This letter proposes an obstruction-unaware wavefront shaping strategy inspired by catastrophe optics. By superimposing a calibrated quartic…
Covert communication in wireless networks ensures that transmissions remain undetectable to adversaries, making it a potential enabler for privacy and security in sensitive applications. However, to meet the high performance and…
Ultra-massive multiple-input multiple-output (UM-MIMO) technology is a key enabler for 6G networks, offering exceptional high data rates in millimeter-wave (mmWave) and Terahertz (THz) frequency bands. The deployment of large antenna arrays…
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are being used for wireless communications in smart environments. However, the need for mobility, scalability of data transmission over wide areas, and the required coverage area make UAV beamforming…
With the enlargement of antenna apertures in 6G Terahertz (THz) communications, the Rayleigh distance expands significantly, rendering near-field propagation a dominant scenario in THz links. Beyond conventional Line-of-Sight (LoS) and…
The interplay between large antenna apertures and high carrier frequencies in future wireless systems gives rise to near-field communications, where the curvature of spherical wavefronts renders traditional far-field beamforming models…
A high speed free-space optical communication system capable of self-bending signal transmission around line-of-sight obstacles is proposed and demonstrated. Airy beams are generated and controlled to achieve different propagating…
The article proposes a novel near-field predictive beamforming framework for high-mobility wireless networks. Specifically, due to the spherical waves and non-uniform Doppler frequencies brought by the near-field region, the new ability of…
This paper explores the potential of near-field beamforming (NFBF) in integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) systems with extremely large-scale arrays (XL-arrays). The large-scale antenna arrays increase the possibility of having…
Meeting the high data rate demands of modern applications necessitates the utilization of high-frequency spectrum bands, including millimeter-wave and sub-terahertz bands. However, these frequencies require precise alignment of narrow…