Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) are 2-D metasurfaces, which can intelligently
manipulate electromagnetic waves by low-cost near passive reflecting elements. RIS is …

Though visible light communication (VLC) is a significant supplement to current
communication technologies, disadvantages such as the sensitivity to obstacles limit its …

As communication technology continues to develop, the demand for capacity and spectrum
resources is also increasing. With the abundant spectrum resources and high energy …

One of the main problems faced by communication systems is the presence of skip-zones in
the targeted areas. With the deployment of the fifth-generation mobile network, solutions are …

Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) are an emerging technology aimed to enhance
the energy and spectrum efficiency of wireless communication links by reconfiguring the …

This letter investigates physical layer security in intelligent reflecting surface (IRS)-aided VL
communication (VLC). Under the point source assumption, we first elaborate the system …

The convergence of wireless optical communication (WOC) and radio-frequency (RF)
systems is a promising technology that overcomes the shortcomings of standalone …

In this paper, we investigate the modeling and design of intelligent reflecting surface (IRS)-
assisted optical communication systems, which can circumvent the line-of-sight (LOS) …

In this paper, we investigate the effects of jamming caused by a malicious unmanned aerial
vehicle (UAV) on the performance of a free-space optical (FSO) communication system …

This article investigates a hybrid framework that combines free space optics (FSOs) and
terahertz (THz) technologies for a backhaul network. In this hybrid configuration, the FSO …