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 …

In this paper, we investigate the use of intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRSs) to relax the line-
of-sight requirement of free space optical (FSO) systems. Considering a Gaussian laser …

Relay-assisted free-space optical (FSO) communication systems are exploited as a means
to mitigate the limiting effects of the turbulence induced atmospheric scintillation. However …

With the continuous maturity of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) in materials,
communications, and other related technologies, the UAV industry has developed rapidly in …

Free space optical (FSO) communication has established a reputation for itself as a next-
generation network capable of delivering high-speed data services. In light of the upcoming …

Internet-of-Things (IoT) is being widely embraced with the number of connected devices
growing rapidly. Moreover, IoT applications are emerging in diverse verticals such as …

In this paper, we investigate the use of intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRSs)(ie, smart mirrors)
to relax the line-of-sight requirement of free space optical (FSO) systems. We characterize …

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 wireless …

This paper investigates and enhances unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) relay-assisted free-
space optics (FSO) optical wireless communication (OWC) systems under the effects of …

Intelligent reflecting surface (IRS)-assisted wireless communication has recently become a
promising technology to relax the line-of-sight requirement and also to provide a …