Advances in Optical Wireless Communication

Dear Colleagues,

Optical wireless communication (OWC) and Light-Fidelity (LiFi) have been proven to be part of the future communication systems that provide secure high-speed communication and use the light spectrum to relieve some of the pressure on the already congested radio frequency (RF). With the anticipated growth of the Internet of Things (IoT), involving hundreds of billions of devices in the next 10 years, the demand for bandwidth and data rate will also increase. Many aspects of OWC and LiFi have been investigated in recent years. However, a number of problems, such as energy efficiency and seamless integration into the existing infrastructure, still need to be solved for real-world implementation in everyday life. This Special Issue therefore aims to focus on the latest advances in the design and implementation of OWC and LiFi with applications in current (e.g., 5G) and future communication systems (i.e., 6G and beyond). Authors are invited to submit original research articles or comprehensive reviews on topics including (but not limited to):

• IoT enabled by OWC;
• Solar cells as optical receivers;
• Energy efficiency of OWC systems;
• Physical layer security enhancement for optical wireless links;
• Hybrid optical wireless/RF networks;
• The application of artificial intelligence (AI) in OWC;
• Network design for integration of LiFi in communication networks;
• Highspeed point-to-point communication for backhaul links;
• Application of OWC in vehicular communication;
• Channel modelling and signal processing for LiFi.

Dr. Iman Tavakkolnia
Dr. Mohammad Dehghani Soltani
Guest Editors

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