A tutorial on near-field XL-MIMO communications towards 6G

H Lu, Y Zeng, C You, Y Han, J Zhang… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Extremely large-scale multiple-input multiple-output (XL-MIMO) is a promising technology for
the sixth-generation (6G) mobile communication networks. By significantly boosting the …

Near-field communications: characteristics, technologies, and engineering

Y Zhao, L Dai, J Zhang, R Ji, M Jian, H Xue… - Frontiers of Information …, 2024 - Springer
Near-field technology is increasingly recognized due to its transformative potential in
communication systems, establishing it as a critical enabler for sixth-generation (6G) …

Near field communications for DMA-NOMA networks

Z Zhang, Y Liu, Z Wang, J Chen… - IEEE Internet of Things …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A novel near-field transmission framework is proposed for dynamic metasurface antenna
(DMA)-enabled nonorthogonal multiple access (NOMA) networks. The base station (BS) …

Bayes-optimal unsupervised learning for channel estimation in near-field holographic MIMO

W Yu, H He, X Yu, S Song, J Zhang… - IEEE Journal of …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Holographic MIMO (HMIMO) is being increasingly recognized as a key enabling technology
for 6G wireless systems through the deployment of an extremely large number of antennas …

Max-min secrecy rate optimization through beam focusing in near-field communications

AA Nasir - IEEE Communications Letters, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We propose a framework for near-field secure transmission, wherein a multi-antenna base
station (BS) employs hybrid beamforming to transmit confidential information to multiple …

Performance analysis and low-complexity beamforming design for near-field physical layer security

Y Zhang, Y Fang, X Yu, C You, YJA Zhang - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Extremely large-scale arrays (XL-arrays) have emerged as a key enabler in achieving the
unprecedented performance requirements of future wireless networks, leading to a …

[HTML][HTML] Robust Beamfocusing for Secure NFC with Imperfect CSI

W Chen, Z Wei, Z Yang - Sensors, 2025 - mdpi.com
In this paper, we consider the issue of the physical layer security (PLS) problem between
two nodes, ie, transmitter (Alice) and receiver (Bob), in the presence of an eavesdropper …

Antenna position optimization of sparse arrays for near-field multiuser communications

K Chen, C Qi, GY Li, OA Dobre - 2024 IEEE 25th International …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The near-field communications have shown various improvement over the far-field ones
benefiting from the unique near-field effects. However, most of the existing works exploit the …

Imperfect Resolution of Near-Field Beamfocusing for NOMA-Aided Physical Layer Security

B Zhuo, J Gu, G Zhang, H Yang - IEEE Internet of Things …, 2025 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Since adopting the spherical wave model in near-field, the imperfect resolution of
beamfocusing has significantly enabled non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) technique …

A Tutorial on Near-Field Driven 6G Networks

A Mukhopadhyay, FS Tseng, K Singh, SK Singh… - Authorea …, 2024 - techrxiv.org
With the advancement in the technological architecture of Sixth Generation (6G), the aspect
of near-field-driven designs has become more prominent. Besides, the shift towards the …