Quantum communication systems: vision, protocols, applications, and challenges

SR Hasan, MZ Chowdhury, M Saiam, YM Jang - IEEE Access, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The growth of modern technological sectors have risen to such a spectacular level that the
blessings of technology have spread to every corner of the world, even to remote corners. At …

Quantum key distribution for 5g networks: A review, state of art and future directions

MH Adnan, Z Ahmad Zukarnain, NZ Harun - Future Internet, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent years, 5G networks and services become progressively popular among
telecommunication providers. Simultaneously, the growth in the usage and deployment of …

A review on pointing, acquisition, and tracking approaches in UAV-based FSO communication systems

R Abdelfatah, N Alshaer, T Ismail - Optical and Quantum Electronics, 2022 - Springer
The challenge of tracking unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is arising out of increasing their
market and spread usage in many applications. Miscuing UAVs can lead to potential threats …

Physical layer security in satellite communication: State-of-the-art and open problems

N Abdelsalam, S Al-Kuwari, A Erbad - arxiv preprint arxiv:2301.03672, 2023 - arxiv.org
Satellite communications emerged as a promising extension to terrestrial networks in future
6G network research due to their extensive coverage in remote areas and ability to support …

Quantum-Inspired Resource Optimization for 6G Networks: A Survey

MO Butt, N Waheed, TQ Duong… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The Internet of things (IoT) drives an exponential surge in computing and communication
devices. Consequently, it triggers capacity, coverage, interference, latency, and security …

Metropolitan quantum-drone networking and computing: A software-defined perspective

F Chiti, R Picchi, L Pierucci - IEEE Access, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Swarms of drones are utilized in a wide range of applications, considering that they can be
deployed on-demand and are economically affordable. Furthermore, they can also have a …

Opportunistic schedule selection for multiuser MIMO FSO communications: a security-reliability trade-off perspective

WMR Shakir, J Charafeddine, H Al Satai… - IEEE Photonics …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The security and reliability of free space optical (FSO) communications and the trade-off
between the two are the most critical characteristics to emphasize in FSO systems …

A Review on Deployment of UAV-FSO System for High-Speed Communication

Y Tumma, VK Kappala - IEEE Access, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Demand for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has increased enormously due to the
accessibility provided by them even for remote/restricted locations. They are widely used for …

A secure optical body area network based on free space optics and time-delayed 2D-spectral/spatial optical CDMA

F Kanwal, KK Qureshi, WA Imtiaz, A Ul Haq, J Mirza - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Free space optics (FSO)-based optical body area networks (OBANs) are receiving massive
attention as an opportunity to address the limitations of their radio frequency (RF)-based …

Performance evaluation and security analysis of UAV-based FSO/CV-QKD system employing DP-QPSK/CD

N Alshaer, T Ismail - IEEE Photonics Journal, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) based on free-space optical (FSO) systems combine the
benefits of both the high data rate of the FSO and the mobility of UAV. However, cumulative …