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most citedAnalytical Channel Model and Link Design Optimization for Ground-to-HAP Free-Space Optical Communication Networks

131 citations · 340 across the 34 of their papers we have counts for

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37 papers

eess.SY2025

Dynamic Power Allocation For NOMA-Based Transmission in 6G Optical Wireless Networks

Ahmad Adnan Qidan, Taisir El-Gorashi, Majid Safari +4

OWC has been considered as a key enabling technology to unlock unprecedented speeds of communication, supporting high demands of data traffic. In this paper, infrared lasers are us…

eess.SY2025

BIA Transmission in Rate Splitting-based Optical Wireless Networks

Ahmad Adnan Qidan, Khulood Alazwary, Taisir El-Gorashi +5

Optical wireless communication (OWC) has recently received massive interest as a new technology that can support the enormous data traffic increasing on daily basis. In particular,…

eess.SP2025

A Comprehensive Comparison between Terahertz and Optical Wireless Communications

Mingqing Liu, Hossein Kazemi, Majid Safari +2

This paper presents a comprehensive quantitative comparison between Terahertz (THz) communication (TeraCom) and optical wireless communication (OWC) technologies, focusing on both…

eess.SP2024★ 7 cited

A Novel Terabit Grid-of-Beam Optical Wireless Multi-User Access Network with Beam Clustering

Hossein Kazemi, Elham Sarbazi, Michael Crisp +6

In this paper, we put forward a proof of concept for sixth generation (6G) Terabit infrared (IR) laser-based indoor optical wireless networks. We propose a novel double-tier access…

eess.SY2023

Feasibility Conditions for Mobile LiFi

Shuai Ma, Haihong Sheng, Junchang Sun +6

Light fidelity (LiFi) is a potential key technology for future 6G networks. However, its feasibility of supporting mobile communications has not been fundamentally discussed. In th…

cs.IT2023★ 1 cited

Single-Photon Counting Receivers for Optical Wireless Communications in Future 6G Networks

Shenjie Huang, Danial Chitnis, Cheng Chen +4

Optical wireless communication (OWC) offers several complementary advantages to radio-frequency wireless networks such as its massive available spectrum; hence, it is widely antici…

cs.IT2022★ 1 cited

Design and Optimisation of High-Speed Receivers for 6G Optical Wireless Networks

Elham Sarbazi, Hossein Kazemi, Michael Crisp +6

To achieve multi-Gb/s data rates in 6G optical wireless access networks based on narrow infrared (IR) laser beams, a high-speed receiver with two key specifications is needed: a su…

cs.IT2022★ 2 cited

SPAD-Based Optical Wireless Communication with ACO-OFDM

Shenjie Huang, Cheng Chen, Mohammad Dehghani Soltani +3

The sensitivity of the optical wireless communication (OWC) can be effectively improved by employing the highly sensitive single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) arrays. However, the…

eess.SP2022★ 1 cited

Spatial and Wavelength Division Joint Multiplexing System Design for Visible Light Communications

Cheng Chen, Shenjie Huang, Iman Tavakkolnia +2

The low-pass characteristics of front-end elements including light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and photodiodes (PDs) limit the transmission data rate of visible light communication (VLC…

cs.IT2022★ 41 cited

Optimal Power Allocation for Integrated Visible Light Positioning and Communication System with a Single LED-Lamp

Shuai Ma, Ruixin Yang, Bing Li +6

In this paper, we investigate an integrated visible light positioning and communication (VLPC) system with a single LED-lamp. First, by leveraging the fact that the VLC channel mod…

eess.SP2022★ 6 cited

Multi-User Rate Splitting in Optical Wireless Networks

Ahmad Adnan Qidan, Khulood Alazwary, Taisir El-Gorashi +5

Optical wireless communication (OWC) has recently received massive interest as a new technology that can support the enormous data traffic increasing on daily basis. Laser-based OW…

cs.IT2022★ 4 cited

Terabit Indoor Laser-Based Wireless Communications: LiFi 2.0 for 6G

Mohammad Dehghani Soltani, Hossein Kazemi, Elham Sarbazi +18

This paper provides a summary of available technologies required for implementing indoor laser-based wireless networks capable of achieving aggregate data-rates of terabits per sec…

quant-ph2022★ 4 cited

Multi-Hop Quantum Key Distribution with Passive Relays over Underwater Turbulence Channels

Amir Hossein Fahim Raouf, Majid Safari, Murat Uysal

Absorption, scattering, and turbulence experienced in underwater channels severely limit the range of quantum communications. In this paper, to overcome range limitations, we inves…

cs.IT2022

Performance Analysis of SPAD-Based Optical Wireless Communication with OFDM

Shenjie Huang, Yichen Li, Cheng Chen +4

In recent years, there has been a growing interest in the use of single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) in optical wireless communication (OWC). SPAD operates in the Geiger mode and…

cs.IT2022★ 1 cited

High-Speed Imaging Receiver Design for 6G Optical Wireless Communications: A Rate-FOV Trade-Off

Mohammad Dehghani Soltani, Hossein Kazemi, Elham Sarbazi +6

The design of a compact high-speed and wide field of view (FOV) receiver is challenging due to the presence of two well-known trade-offs. The first one is the area-bandwidth trade-…

cs.IT2021★ 35 cited

5 Gbps Optical Wireless Communication Using Commercial SPAD Array Receivers

Shenjie Huang, Cheng Chen, Rui Bian +2

Photon counting detectors such as single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) arrays can be utilized to improve the sensitivity of optical wireless communication (OWC) systems. However, t…

cs.IT2021

A VCSEL Array Transmission System with Novel Beam Activation Mechanisms

Zhihong Zeng, Mohammad Dehghani Soltani, Majid Safari +1

Optical wireless communication (OWC) is considered to be a promising technology which will alleviate traffic burden caused by the increasing number of mobile devices. In this study…

cs.IT2021★ 1 cited

Time-Gated Photon Counting Receivers for Optical Wireless Communication

Shenjie Huang, Majid Safari

Photon counting detectors such as single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) arrays are commonly considered for reliable optical wireless communication at power limited regimes. However,…

cs.IT2021

A Tb/s Indoor MIMO Optical Wireless Backhaul System Using VCSEL Arrays

Hossein Kazemi, Elham Sarbazi, Mohammad Dehghani Soltani +6

In this paper, the design of a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) optical wireless communication (OWC) link based on vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) arrays is sys…

cs.IT2021★ 1 cited

Safety Analysis for Laser-based Optical Wireless Communications: A Tutorial

Mohammad Dehghani Soltani, Elham Sarbazi, Nikolaos Bamiedakis +7

Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation (laser) sources have many advantages for use in high data rate optical wireless communications. In particular, the low cost…

cs.IT2021

SPAD-Based Optical Wireless Communication with Signal Pre-Distortion and Noise Normalization

Shenjie Huang, Majid Safari

In recent years, there has been a growing interest in exploring the application of single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) in optical wireless communication (OWC). As a photon countin…

eess.SP2020

End-to-End Energy Efficiency Evaluation for B5G Ultra Dense Networks

Yu Fu, Mohammad Dehghani Soltani, Hamada Alshaer +4

Energy efficiency (EE) is a major performance metric for fifth generation (5G) and beyond 5G (B5G) wireless communication systems, especially for ultra dense networks. This paper p…

eess.SP2020

Invoking Deep Learning for Joint Estimation of Indoor LiFi User Position and Orientation

Mohamed Amine Arfaoui, Mohammad Dehghani Soltani, Iman Tavakkolnia +4

Light-fidelity (LiFi) is a fully-networked bidirectional optical wireless communication (OWC) that is considered a promising solution for high-speed indoor connectivity. Unlike in…

eess.SP2020★ 131 cited

Analytical Channel Model and Link Design Optimization for Ground-to-HAP Free-Space Optical Communication Networks

Hossein Safi, Akbar Dargahi, Julian Cheng +1

Integrating high altitude platforms (HAPs) and free-space optical (FSO) communications is a promising solution to establish high data rate aerial links for the next-generation wire…