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 …

UAV-assisted RF/FSO relay system for space-air-ground integrated network: A performance analysis

L Qu, G Xu, Z Zeng, N Zhang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Space-air-ground integrated networks (SAGIN) within UAV-assisted free-space optical
(FSO) communication systems can efficiently accommodate massive connections and …

Hovering UAV-based FSO communications: Channel modelling, performance analysis, and parameter optimization

JY Wang, Y Ma, RR Lu, JB Wang… - IEEE Journal on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
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 …

Review on UAV-based FSO links: recent advances, challenges, and performance metrics

A Gupta, D Dhawan, N Gupta - Optical Engineering, 2024 - spiedigitallibrary.org
With the rapid advancements in wireless technology, the incorporation of unmanned aerial
vehicles (UAVs) in free space optical (FSO) communication can reap several benefits …

Performance analysis of a UAV-based IRS-assisted hybrid RF/FSO link with pointing and phase shift errors

S Malik, P Saxena, YH Chung - Journal of Optical …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
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 …

Free space optical communication: An enabling backhaul technology for 6G non-terrestrial networks

M Elamassie, M Uysal - Photonics, 2023 - mdpi.com
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 …

Architecture of emergency communication systems in disasters through UAVs in 5G and beyond

AFMS Shah - Drones, 2022 - mdpi.com
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are valued in 5G and 6G networks due to their
communication capabilities, low cost, and flexible deployment. Recently, UAV-aided …

Comprehensive performance analysis of hovering UAV-based FSO communication system

D Singh, R Swaminathan - IEEE Photonics Journal, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
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 …

UAV-assisted free space optical communication system with amplify-and-forward relaying

MT Dabiri, S Khankalantary, MJ Piran… - IEEE Transactions …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
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 …

Throughput analysis for TCP over the FSO-based satellite-assisted internet of vehicles

HD Le, PV Trinh, TV Pham, DR Kolev… - IEEE Transactions …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Free-space optics (FSO)-based, low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite-assisted Internet of vehicles
(IoVs) has recently attracted research efforts worldwide. For the majority of Internet …