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The majority of stochastic channel models rely on the electromagnetic far-field assumption, which allows to decompose the channel in terms of plane waves. The far-field assumption breaks down in future applications that push towards the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-04-28 Andrea Pizzo , Luca Sanguinetti , Thomas L. Marzetta

We consider the propagation of surface water waves in a straight planar channel perturbed at the bottom by several thin curved tunnels and wells. We propose a method to construct non reflecting underwater topographies of this type at an…

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Millimeter wave (mmWave) spectrum has drawn attention due to its tremendous available bandwidth. The high propagation losses in the mmWave bands necessitate beamforming with a large number of antennas. Traditionally each antenna is paired…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-05-31 Junmo Sung , Jinseok Choi , Brian L. Evans

Existing works mainly rely on the far-field planar-wave-based channel model to assess the performance of reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-enabled wireless communication systems. However, when the transmitter and receiver are in…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-03-20 Hao Jiang , Wangqi Shi , Zaichen Zhang , Cunhua Pan , Qingqing Wu , Feng Shu , Ruiqi Liu , Jiangzhou Wang

As Extremely large-scale array (XL-array) technology advances and carrier frequency rises, the near-field effects in communication are intensifying. In near-field conditions, channels exhibit a diffusion phenomenon in the angular domain,…

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Extremely large-scale multiple-input multiple-output (XL-MIMO) is a key enabling technology for sixth-generation (6G) communication systems. Nevertheless, the increase in array aperture and signal bandwidth brings new challenges to wideband…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-23 Qingxia Feng , Yin Fang , Meng Hua , Cheng Zhang , Chunguo Li , Yongming Huang , Luxi Yang

Fluid antenna systems (FAS) offer enhanced spatial diversity for next-generation wireless systems. However, acquiring accurate channel state information (CSI) remains challenging due to the large number of reconfigurable ports and the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-05-09 Erqiang Tang , Wei Guo , Hengtao He , Shenghui Song , Jun Zhang , Khaled B. Letaief

Modern MIMO communication systems are almost exclusively designed under the assumption of locally plane wavefronts over antenna arrays. This is known as the far-field approximation and is soundly justified at sub-6-GHz frequencies at most…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-02-28 Giacomo Bacci , Luca Sanguinetti , Emil Björnson

Contactless sensing using wireless communication signals has garnered significant attention due to its non-intrusive nature and ubiquitous infrastructure. Despite the promise, the inherent bistatic deployment of wireless communication…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-03-10 Wenwei Li , Jiarun Zhou , Qinxiao Quan , Fusang Zhang , Daqing Zhang

Extremely large aperture arrays (ELAAs) can offer massive spatial multiplexing gains in the radiative near-field region in beyond 5G systems. While near-field channel modeling for uniform linear arrays has been extensively explored in the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-01 Özlem Tuğfe Demir , Alva Kosasih , Emil Björnson

The low hardware cost makes ultra-large (XL) reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) an attractive solution for the performance enhancement of localization and communication systems, but it results in near-field propagation channels,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-12-12 Yijin Pan , Cunhua Pan , Shi Jin , Jiangzhou Wang

We consider the problem of uplink channel estimation for millimeter wave (mmWave) systems, where the base station (BS) and mobile stations (MSs) are equipped with large antenna arrays to provide sufficient beamforming gain for outdoor…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-02-26 Zhou Zhou , Jun Fang , Linxiao Yang , Hongbin Li , Zhi Chen , Shaoqian Li

Dynamic metasurface antennas (DMAs) are emerging as a promising technology to enable energy-efficient, large array-based multi-antenna systems. This paper presents a simple channel estimation scheme for the downlink of a multiple-input…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-17 Amarilton L. Magalhães , Fazal E-Asim , André L. F. de Almeida , A. Lee Swindlehurst

In this paper, we present a new multiscale method which is capable of coupling atomistic and continuum domains for high frequency wave propagation analysis. The problem of non-physical wave reflection, which occurs due to the change in…

Computational Physics · Physics 2014-08-08 Amit K. Patra , S. Gopalakrishnan , Ranjan Ganguli

This paper deals with the estimation of multiantenna channels in the line-of-sight conditions that are prevalent in the near field. By expressing the curved wavefront as a polynomial via a power series expansion of a sphere, the estimation…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-07 Heedong Do , Namyoon Lee , Angel Lozano

In these last years, many studies have focalized on the design of reliable underwater acoustic communication systems. However, the ocean acoustic communication channel exhibits strong amplitude and phase fluctuations and the phenomena of…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-07-16 Yasin Yousif Al-Aboosi , Hussein A. Abdulnabi

Massive antenna arrays form physically large apertures with a beam-focusing capability, leading to outstanding wireless power transfer (WPT) efficiency paired with low radiation levels outside the focusing region. However, leveraging these…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-28 Benjamin J. B. Deutschmann , Thomas Wilding , Maximilian Graber , Klaus Witrisal

Channel estimation is crucial for modern WiFi system and becomes more and more challenging with the growth of user throughput in multiple input multiple output configuration. Plenty of literature spends great efforts in improving the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-03-05 Qi Shi , Yangyu Liu , Shunqing Zhang , Shugong Xu , Shan Cao , Vincent LAU

Fast channel estimation in millimeter-wave (mmWave) systems is a fundamental enabler of high-gain beamforming, which boosts coverage and capacity. The channel estimation stage typically involves an initial beam training process where a…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-04-06 Sandra Roger , Maximo Cobos , Carmen Botella-Mascarell , Gabor Fodor

Electromagnetic information theory (EIT) is one of the emerging topics for 6G communication due to its potential to reveal the performance limit of wireless communication systems. For EIT, the research foundation is reasonable and accurate…

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