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The channel statistics of a continuous-aperture array (CAPA)-based channel are analyzed using its continuous electromagnetic (EM) properties. The received signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) is discussed under isotropic scattering conditions. Using…

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Non-Hermitian photonic systems capable of perfectly absorbing incident radiation recently attracted much attention both because fundamentally they correspond to an exotic scattering phenomenon (a real-valued scattering matrix zero) and…

Classical Physics · Physics 2021-06-01 Philipp del Hougne , K. Brahima Yeo , Philippe Besnier , Matthieu Davy

Finite-aperture constraints render array design nontrivial and can undermine the effectiveness of classical sparse geometries. This letter provides universal guidance for fluid antenna array (FAA) design under a fixed aperture. We derive a…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-05-08 Zhentian Zhang , Kai-Kit Wong , Hao Jiang , Farshad Rostami Ghadi , Hyundong Shin , Yangyang Zhang

Enabling communications in the (sub-)THz band will call for massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) arrays at either the transmit- or receive-side, or at both. To scale down the complexity and power consumption when operating across…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-12-05 Italo Atzeni , Antti Tölli , Duy H. N. Nguyen , A. Lee Swindlehurst

A novel electromagnetic (EM) structure termed flexible continuous aperture array (FCAPA) is proposed, which incorporates inherent surface flexibility into typical continuous aperture array (CAPA) systems, thereby enhancing the…

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An Artificial Magnetic Conductor (AMC) frame capable of improving the impedance matching of a 2$\times$2 array for 6G applications without degrading isolation performance is presented. The proposed frame is integrated into the array without…

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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

The use of 1-bit analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) is seen as a promising approach to significantly reduce the power consumption and hardware cost of multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) receivers. However, the nonlinear distortion due…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-10-12 Neil Irwin Bernardo , Jingge Zhu , Yonina C. Eldar , Jamie Evans

While 1-bit analog-to-digital conversion (ADC) allows to significantly reduce the analog complexity of wireless receive systems, using the exact likelihood function of the hard-limiting system model in order to obtain efficient algorithms…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-02-18 Manuel Stein , Kurt Barbé , Josef A. Nossek

Cell-free massive MIMO has matured into a key candidate technology for 6G and beyond, owing to its ability to provide nearly uniform service quality to many user equipments (UEs) over the same time-frequency resources. Unlike conventional…

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Due to the power consumption and high circuit cost in antenna arrays, the practical application of massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) in the sixth generation (6G) and future wireless networks is still challenging. Employing…

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Modern radar systems are expected to operate reliably in congested environments. A candidate technology for meeting these demands is frequency agile radar (FAR), which randomly changes its carrier frequencies. FAR is known to improve the…

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This article investigates the influential role of flexible antenna array curvature on the performance of 6G communication systems with carrier frequencies above 100 GHz. It is demonstrated that the curvature of flexible antenna arrays can…

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The analogies between successive interference cancellation (SIC) in slotted ALOHA framework and iterative belief-propagation erasure-decoding, established recently, enabled the application of the erasure-coding theory and tools to design…

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One of the key insights in the emerging field of non-Hermitian photonics is that well-established concepts like the laser can be operated in reverse to realize a 'coherent perfect absorber' (CPA). While conceptually appealing, such CPAs are…

It has been recently brought into spotlight that through the exploitation of network coding concepts at physical-layer, the interference property of the wireless media can be proven to be a blessing in disguise. Nonetheless, most of the…

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Sophisticated antenna technologies are constantly evolving to meet the escalating data demands projected for 6G and future networks. The characterization of these emerging antenna systems poses challenges that necessitate a reevaluation of…

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Silicon photonics in conjunction with complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) fabrication has greatly enhanced the development of integrated optical phased arrays. This facilitates a dynamic control of light in a compact form factor…