Toward an efficient C-RAN optical fronthaul for the future networks: A tutorial on technologies, requirements, challenges, and solutions

IA Alimi, AL Teixeira, PP Monteiro - … Communications Surveys & …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The exponential traffic growth, demand for high speed wireless data communications, as
well as incessant deployment of innovative wireless technologies, services, and …

A survey of hybrid free space optics (FSO) communication networks to achieve 5G connectivity for backhauling

O Aboelala, IE Lee, GC Chung - Entropy, 2022 - mdpi.com
Increased capacity, higher data rate, decreased latency, and better service quality are
examples of the primary objectives or needs that must be catered to in the near future, ie …

Recent trends in underwater visible light communication (UVLC) systems

MF Ali, DNK Jayakody, Y Li - IEEE Access, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In recent years, underwater visible light communication (UVLC) has become a potential
wireless carrier candidate for signal transmission in highly critical, unknown, and …

Outage probability and average BER of UAV-assisted dual-hop FSO communication with amplify-and-forward relaying

G Xu, N Zhang, M Xu, Z Xu, Q Zhang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can be harnessed as relay nodes in free-space optical
(FSO) communication systems to realize a flexible and cost-effective approach for delivering …

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 …

On the performance analysis of dual-hop mixed FSO/RF systems

E Zedini, H Soury, MS Alouini - IEEE Transactions on Wireless …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents novel results for the performance analysis of dual-hop free-space
optical/radio frequency (FSO/RF) transmission systems where the FSO link is modeled by …

Physical layer security of hybrid satellite-FSO cooperative systems

Y Ai, A Mathur, M Cheffena… - IEEE Photonics …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we study the physical layer secrecy performance of a hybrid satellite and free-
space optical (FSO) cooperative system. The satellite links are assumed to follow the …

Generalized performance analysis of mixed RF/FSO cooperative systems

E Soleimani-Nasab, M Uysal - IEEE Transactions on Wireless …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Free space optical (FSO) links provide an efficient point-to-point wireless transmission
solution. They are particularly useful for filling the connectivity gap between the radio …

Performance analysis of hybrid FSO systems using FSO/RF-FSO link adaptation

B Bag, A Das, IS Ansari, A Prokeš, C Bose… - IEEE Photonics …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Free-space optical (FSO) links are considered as cost-effective, noninvasive alternative to
fiber optic cables for 5G cellular backhaul networking. For FSO-based backhaul networks …

Free-space optical communications: Capacity bounds, approximations, and a new sphere-packing perspective

A Chaaban, JM Morvan… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The capacity of the free-space optical channel is studied. A new recursive approach for
bounding the capacity of the channel based on sphere-packing is proposed. This approach …