Resolving the Double Near-Far Problem via Wireless Powered Pinching-Antenna Networks

Papanikolaou V, Zhou G, Kaziu B, Khalili A, Diamantoulakis PD, Karagiannidis GK, Schober R (2025)

Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2025

Journal

DOI: 10.1109/LWC.2025.3592881

Abstract

This letter introduces a novel wireless powered communication system, referred to as a wireless powered pinching-antenna network (WPPAN), utilizing a single waveguide with pinching antennas to address the double near-far problem inherent in wireless powered networks. In the proposed WPPAN, users harvest energy from spatially distributed pinching antennas in the downlink and use the collected power to transmit messages in the uplink. Furthermore, to manage the combinatorial complexity associated with activating the pinching antennas, we propose three approaches of varying complexity to simplify the original resource allocation problem and then solve it efficiently using convex optimization methods. Simulation results confirm that the proposed WPPAN system effectively mitigates the double near-far problem by providing antenna resources closer to the users, thereby enhancing both downlink energy harvesting and uplink data transmission.

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Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Greece (GR)

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APA:

Papanikolaou, V., Zhou, G., Kaziu, B., Khalili, A., Diamantoulakis, P.D., Karagiannidis, G.K., & Schober, R. (2025). Resolving the Double Near-Far Problem via Wireless Powered Pinching-Antenna Networks. IEEE Wireless Communications Letters. https://doi.org/10.1109/LWC.2025.3592881

MLA:

Papanikolaou, Vasileios, et al. "Resolving the Double Near-Far Problem via Wireless Powered Pinching-Antenna Networks." IEEE Wireless Communications Letters (2025).

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