The fifth generation achieved tremendous success, which brings high hopes for the next
generation, as evidenced by the sixth generation (6G) key performance indicators, which …

The number of disasters has increased over the past decade where these calamities
significantly affect the functionality of communication networks. In the context of 6G, airborne …

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can be harnessed as relay nodes in free-space optical
(FSO) communication systems to realize a flexible and cost-effective approach for delivering …

The optical wireless communication (OWC) technology explores the broad unregulated
optical spectrum to provide high-speed wireless communications, and the visible, ultraviolet …

Optical wireless communication (OWC) has garnered significant importance to provide
gigabit capacity links owing to its unique features. Free-space optics (FSO) communication …

Medical-care Internet of Things enables rapid medical assistance by providing
comprehensive and clear healthy information. However, due to the limited infrastructure, it is …

In recent years, a growing interest has been witnessed in the usage of free space optics
(FSO) link for satellite communication (SATCOM) scenarios, as it offers much higher data …

The deployment of non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) is envisioned to achieve global coverage
for 6G and beyond. In addition to space nodes, aerial NTN nodes such as high-altitude …

Unmanned-aerial-vehicle (UAV)-based communications are expected to play an important
role in the future generation wireless communication networks. It is a promising solution to …

In this paper, the performance of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-based free-space
optical relay system with amplify-and-forward relaying is analyzed. In particular, the …