most citedQuantum Internet in the Sky: Vision, Challenges, Solutions, and Future Directions

10 citations · 15 across the 8 of their papers we have counts for

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9 papers

quant-ph2026

Technical Report OFDM-Assisted Simultaneous Quantum and Classical THz Communications

Xin Liu, Chao Xu, Soon Xin Ng +4

The feasibility of cost-effective simultaneous quantum and classical communication (SQCC) transmitting both the quantum key and classical information via a superimposed coherent st…

eess.SP2026

SLIPT-Enabled Ground-to-UAV FSO Systems with Optical Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces

Luna Sugiyama, Phuc V. Trinh, Shinya Sugiura

This paper proposes an optical reconfigurable intelligent surface (ORIS)-assisted ground-to-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) free-space optical (FSO) communication system empowered by…

eess.SP2026

Denoising-Autoencoder-Assisted Physical Layer Secret Key Generation

Zhengyu Xu, Shun Kojima, Shinya Sugiura

In this paper, we propose denoising autoencoder (DAE)-assisted secret key generation (SKG), where channel noise reciprocity imperfections induced due to wireless channel measuremen…

eess.SP2026

Iterative Optimization of Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Aided Single-Carrier Spatial Modulation

Kentaro Nagaya, Shinya Sugiura

This paper proposes a novel cyclic-prefixed single-carrier transmission scheme that amalgamate a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) with spatial modulation in the frequency-s…

eess.SY2026

Efficient Numerical Modeling of Near-Field Diffraction in ORIS-Assisted Free-Space Optical Links

Tuan A. Hoang, Phuc V. Trinh, Shinya Sugiura +3

This paper investigates near-field propagation in optical reconfigurable intelligent surface (ORIS)-assisted free-space optical (FSO) communication systems. Unlike conventional far…

eess.SP2026

Reduced-Overhead Channel Estimation and Iterative Detection of FTN Signaling Based on Pilot Superimposition and Spectral Interference Alignment

Yuchen Wu, Shinya Sugiura

This paper proposes low-overhead and low-complexity channel estimation (CE) of frequency-domain equalization aided faster-than-Nyquist (FTN) signaling. In the proposed CE scheme, t…

eess.SP2026★ 1 cited

Exploiting Skyrmions in Free-Space Optical Communication

Ryosuke Hara, Satoshi Iwamoto, Shinya Sugiura

In this paper, we propose a novel free-space optical (FSO) communication system utilizing optical skyrmions. We introduce a scheme referred to as skyrmion number modulation (SkM),…

quant-ph2025★ 10 cited

Quantum Internet in the Sky: Vision, Challenges, Solutions, and Future Directions

Phuc V. Trinh, Shinya Sugiura

This article envisions the concept of a ``Quantum Internet in the Sky", aiming to establish ubiquitous quantum communication links among distant nodes via free-space optical channe…

eess.SP2025★ 4 cited

Towards Quantum SAGINs Harnessing Optical RISs: Applications, Advances, and the Road Ahead

Phuc V. Trinh, Shinya Sugiura, Chao Xu +1

The space-air-ground integrated network (SAGIN) concept is vital for the development of seamless next-generation (NG) wireless coverage, integrating satellites, unmanned aerial veh…