All-in-One Optical Wireless Systems: Connecting, Sensing and Powering the World with Light
Overview
As next-generation wireless networks evolve, the demand grows for integrated systems capable of high-speed communication, real-time sensing, and efficient wireless energy delivery. Optical wireless technologies present a unique opportunity to meet these demands, leveraging the vast bandwidth, spatial precision, and energy-carrying capacity of light. From satellite constellations and UAV swarms to smart cities and underwater communication, light-based systems are becoming enablers of multifunctional wireless infrastructure. This talk presents a unified framework for using optical signals to support simultaneous communication, sensing, and wireless power transfer within a shared system. We introduce a conceptual architecture and validate its feasibility through a proof-of-concept experimental platform. The presentation highlights the core capabilities and interdependencies of each function, explores major challenges such as transceiver design, adaptive resource coordination, resilience, and safety, and discusses strategies for scalable deployment.
Presenters
Jia Ye, Chongqing University, China
Brief Biography
Dr. Jia Ye, currently serves as a Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Chongqing University. The Department of Electrical Engineering has attained recognition as a national 'Double First-Class' discipline in China, boasting numerous national key laboratories and experimental facilities. Dr. Ye's research scope spans diverse domains, including reconfigurable intelligent surface assisted wireless communication, wireless power transfer, non-terrestrial networks, and high-frequency communication.
Jia Ye received the Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering from the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia, in 2022. In 2022, she garnered notable acclaim by being named the inaugural recipient of the IEEE Andrea Goldsmith Young Scholars Award, a distinction conferred by the esteemed IEEE Communication Theory Technical Committee. She is currently an associate editor at IEEE Communications Letters.
