Cuiwei He - Publications

Journal papers

C. He, S. Motooka, and S. Sunada, “Photonic reservoir computing for signal equalization in optical wireless communications,” IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 2025.
https://doi.org/10.1109/LPT.2025.3618902
C. He, K. Wang, and H. Murata, “High-bandwidth fluorescent color converters for white LED–based visible light communications with various color temperatures,” Optics Express, 2025.
https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.573175
C. Fang, C. He, E. He, C. Chen, S. Li, S. Yang, Y. Wang, and K. Wang, “Physics-informed neural network–based indoor non-line-of-sight optical wireless communication,” IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 2025.
https://doi.org/10.1109/LPT.2025.3635889
C. He and S. Collins, “Improving performance of a silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) VLC receiver using pre-equalization,” IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 2025.
https://doi.org/10.1109/LPT.2025.3567861
X. Yu, C. Chen, C. He, Z. Wang, Z. Zeng, D. Wang, M. Liu, and H. Haas, “Low-crosstalk, filter-free, and secure WDM for optical inter-CubeSat communication using fluorescent fiber antennas,” Optics Express, vol. 33, no. 12, pp. 26461–26472, 2025.
https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.561266
C. He and C. Chen, “Advanced technologies in optical wireless communications,” Photonics, vol. 12, no. 8, Art. no. 759, 2025.
https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics12080759
C. He, S. Collins, and H. Murata, “Fluorescent antenna based on Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) for optical wireless communications,” Optics Express, vol. 32, no. 10, pp. 17152–17164, 2024. Editor’s Pick.
https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.523128
J. Chen, C. Chen, Z. Zeng, M. Liu, J. Ye, C. He, S. Huang, H. Y. Fu, and H. Haas, “Orthogonal frequency division diversity and multiplexing for 6G OWC: Principle and underwater use case,” Photonics, vol. 11, no. 11, Art. no. 1051, 2024.
https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics11111051
Y. Tang, C. Chen, C. He, B. Deng, M. Liu, X. Tang, H. Y. Fu, and H. Haas, “Joint in-phase and quadrature non-orthogonal multiple access for multi-user VLC,” IEEE/Optica Journal of Lightwave Technology, 2024.
https://doi.org/10.1109/JLT.2024.3414834
C. He, Y. Tang, C. Chen, and H. Y. Fu, “Wavelength-division multiplexing in visible light communications using fluorescent fiber antennas,” IEEE/Optica Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 42, no. 10, pp. 3725–3735, 2024.
https://doi.org/10.1109/JLT.2024.3363164
X. Zhong, C. Chen, Y. Zhao, M. Liu, C. He, and H. Haas, “Dual-mode spatial index modulation for MIMO-OWC,” Optics Letters, vol. 49, no. 2, pp. 334–337, 2024.
https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.509658
C. He and W. Ali, “Advances in visible light communication,” Photonics, vol. 10, Art. no. 1277, 2023.
https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics10111277
C. He and S. Collins, “A two-stage fluorescent antenna for visible light communication uplinks,” IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, vol. 35, no. 21, pp. 1190–1193, 2023.
https://doi.org/10.1109/LPT.2023.3311754
C. He and C. Chen, “A review of advanced transceiver technologies in visible light communications,” Photonics, vol. 10, Art. no. 648, 2023. Invited; Editor’s Choice.
https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics10060648
C. He, S. Collins, and H. Murata, “Capillary-based fluorescent antenna for visible light communications,” Optics Express, vol. 31, no. 11, pp. 17716–17730, 2023.
https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.489648
C. He, Y. Lim, and H. Murata, “Study of using different colors of fluorescent fibers as optical antennas in white LED–based visible light communications,” Optics Express, vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 4015–4028, 2023.
https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.481017
C. He and S. Collins, “Signal demodulation using a radial basis function neural network (RBFNN) in a silicon photomultiplier–based visible light communication system,” IEEE Photonics Journal, vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 1–14, 2022.
https://doi.org/10.1109/JPHOT.2022.3184672
C. He and Y. Lim, “Clipping noise mitigation in optical OFDM using decision-directed signal reconstruction,” IEEE Access, vol. 9, pp. 115388–115402, 2021.
https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3103883
C. He, Z. Ahmed, and S. Collins, “Signal pre-equalization in a silicon photomultiplier–based optical OFDM system,” IEEE Access, vol. 9, pp. 23344–23356, 2021.
https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3056148
C. He, A. Neild, K. Helmerson, S. Cincotta, J. Zuk, and J. Armstrong, “Dual-aperture hologram receiver for visible light communications,” Optics Communications, vol. 490, Art. no. 126943, 2021.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optcom.2021.126943
M. M. A. Mohammed, C. He, S. Cincotta, A. Neild, and J. Armstrong, “Communication aspects of visible light positioning (VLP) systems using a quadrature angular diversity aperture (QADA) receiver,” Sensors, vol. 20, Art. no. 1977, 2020.
https://doi.org/10.3390/s20071977
G. Kongara, C. He, L. Yang, and J. Armstrong, “A comparison of CP-OFDM, PCC-OFDM and UFMC for 5G uplink communications,” IEEE Access, vol. 7, pp. 157574–157594, 2019.
https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2949792

C. He, S. Cincotta, M. M. A. Mohammed, and J. Armstrong, “Angular diversity aperture (ADA) receivers for indoor MIMO visible light communications,” IEEE Access, vol. 7, pp. 145282–145301, 2019.
https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2945075
S. Cincotta, C. He, A. Neild, and J. Armstrong, “Indoor visible light positioning: Overcoming the practical limitations of the QADA receiver using the two-stage QADA-Plus receiver,” Sensors, vol. 19, Art. no. 956, 2019.
https://doi.org/10.3390/s19040956
M. M. A. Mohammed, C. He, and J. Armstrong, “Mitigation of side-effect modulation in optical OFDM VLC systems,” IEEE Access, vol. 6, pp. 58161–58170, 2018.
https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2018.2874269
S. Cincotta, C. He, A. Neild, and J. Armstrong, “High angular resolution visible light positioning using a quadrant photodiode angular diversity aperture receiver (QADA),” Optics Express, vol. 26, pp. 9230–9242, 2018.
https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.26.009230
C. He and J. Armstrong, “Clipping noise mitigation in optical OFDM systems,” IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 21, pp. 548–551, 2017.
https://doi.org/10.1109/LCOMM.2016.2643630
M. M. A. Mohammed, C. He, and J. Armstrong, “Diversity combining in layered asymmetrically clipped optical OFDM,” IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 35, pp. 2078–2085, 2017.
https://doi.org/10.1109/JLT.2017.2685591
T. Q. Wang, C. He, and J. Armstrong, “Performance analysis of aperture-based receivers for MIMO IM/DD visible light communications,” IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 35, pp. 1513–1523, 2017.
https://doi.org/10.1109/JLT.2016.2641002
C. He, T. Q. Wang, and J. Armstrong, “Performance of optical receivers using photodetectors with different fields of view in a MIMO ACO-OFDM system,” Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 33, pp. 4957–4967, 2015.
https://doi.org/10.1109/JLT.2015.2484385

Conference papers

C. Fang, M. O. Ali, S. Alghadi, M. Abdullah, S. Li, S. Kandeepan, W. Withayachumnankul, C. He, and K. Wang, “Optical and terahertz wireless communications for 6G and beyond,” Asia Communications and Photonics Conference (ACP 2025), 2025.
https://doi.org/10.1109/ACP66871.2025.11350491

C. Fang, C. He, E. He, C. Chen, S. Li, Y. Wang, and K. Wang, “Classification RNN-based equalization for indoor non-line-of-sight optical wireless communication,” Asia Communications and Photonics Conference (ACP 2025), 2025.
https://doi.org/10.1109/ACP66871.2025.11350770

C. He, S. Collins, and H. Murata, “A new fluorescent antenna for optical wireless communications using Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET),” 30th Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference (OECC 2025), 2025.
https://doi.org/10.23919/OECC/PSC62146.2025.11111438

C. He, K. Wang, and C. Chen, “Non-line-of-sight indoor optical wireless communication using a silicon photomultiplier (SiPM),” 30th Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference (OECC 2025), 2025.
https://doi.org/10.23919/OECC/PSC62146.2025.11110252

W. Wang, H. Wang, Z. Zeng, C. He, and C. Chen, “UAV-aided flying retroreflective optical ISAC with angle diversity transmitters,” 30th Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference (OECC 2025), 2025.
https://doi.org/10.23919/OECC/PSC62146.2025.11110803

C. He and K. Wang, “Fluorescent antennas/concentrators in optical wireless communications: A review,” Photonics and Electromagnetics Research Symposium (PIERS 2025), 2025.
https://doi.org/10.1109/PIERS-Spring66516.2025.11276353

C. He, Y. Tang, C. Chen, and H. Y. Fu, “The use of commercially available fluorescent fiber antennas in VLC for WDM transmission,” Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference (OECC 2024), 2024.
https://doi.org/10.1109/OECC54135.2024.10975464

C. He, Y. Tu, and Y. Lim, “The combination of SEFDM and NOMA in a multi-user visible light communication system,” Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference (OECC 2024), 2024.
https://doi.org/10.1109/OECC54135.2024.10975523

J. Chen, C. Chen, C. He, and M. Liu, “Orthogonal frequency division diversity and multiplexing for optical communications,” Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference (OECC 2024), 2024.
https://doi.org/10.1109/OECC54135.2024.10975709

C. He and C. Chen, “A comparison between ANN and RBFNN for signal demodulation in photon-counting–based optical wireless communications,” 12th International Conference on Intelligent Computing and Wireless Optical Communications (ICWOC 2024), pp. 48–53, 2024.
https://doi.org/10.1109/ICWOC62055.2024.10684956

C. He, Y. Lim, and C. Chen, “An experimental validation of angular diversity aperture (ADA) receiver in MIMO VLC systems,” Asia Communications and Photonics Conference (ACP 2023), 2023.
https://doi.org/10.1109/ACP/POEM59049.2023.10369659

J. Wang, C. Chen, B. Deng, M. Liu, C. He, and Y. Fu, “Dual-mode spatial division multiplexing with geometric constellation shaping for UVLC,” Asia Communications and Photonics Conference (ACP 2023), 2023.
https://doi.org/10.1109/ACP/POEM59049.2023.10368663

C. He, Y. Lim, Y. Tang, and C. Chen, “Visible light communications using commercially available fluorescent fibers as optical antennas,” Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference (OECC 2023), 2023.
https://doi.org/10.1109/OECC56963.2023.10209978

L. Zeng, C. Chen, C. He, and M. Liu, “IRS-enhanced LED number modulation with adaptive LED selection for MIMO-OWC,” Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference (OECC 2023), 2023.
https://doi.org/10.1109/OECC56963.2023.10209948

C. He and Y. Lim, “Artificial neural network (ANN)-aided signal demodulation in a SiPM-based VLC system,” 32nd International Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference (ITNAC 2022), pp. 306–311, 2022.
https://doi.org/10.1109/ITNAC55475.2022.9998328

C. He and Y. Lim, “Iterative decision-directed diversity combining in asymmetrically clipped optical OFDM,” 31st Wireless and Optical Communications Conference (WOCC 2022), 2022.
https://doi.org/10.1109/WOCC55104.2022.9880582

C. He and Y. Lim, “Silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) selection and parameter analysis in visible light communications,” 31st Wireless and Optical Communications Conference (WOCC 2022), 2022.
https://doi.org/10.1109/WOCC55104.2022.9880576

C. He and Y. Lim, “Experimental demonstration of clipping noise mitigation for optical OFDM,” 27th Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference (OECC 2022), 2022.
https://doi.org/10.23919/OECC/PSC53152.2022.9849909

C. He and Y. Lim, “Optical SEFDM and NOMA in visible light communications,” 31st International Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference (ITNAC 2021), pp. 94–97, 2021.
https://doi.org/10.1109/ITNAC53136.2021.9652159

C. He and Y. Lim, “Linear and non-linear signal reconstruction for clipping noise mitigation in optical OFDM,” 31st International Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference (ITNAC 2021), pp. 48–53, 2021. Best Paper Award.
https://doi.org/10.1109/ITNAC53136.2021.9652172

W. Matthews, C. He, and S. Collins, “DCO-OFDM channel sounding with a SiPM receiver,” IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC 2021), pp. 1–2, 2021.
https://doi.org/10.1109/IPC48725.2021.9592851

C. He, Z. Ahmed, and S. Collins, “Optical OFDM and SiPM receivers,” IEEE GLOBECOM Workshops, 2020.
https://doi.org/10.1109/GCWkshps50303.2020.9367554

M. M. A. Mohammed, C. He, and J. Armstrong, “Iterative decision-directed receiver for the mitigation of side-effect modulation in indoor VLC applications,” International Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference (ITNAC 2018), 2018. Highly Commended Paper Award.
https://doi.org/10.1109/ATNAC.2018.8615380

S. Cincotta, C. He, A. Neild, and J. Armstrong, “QADA-PLUS: A novel two-stage receiver for visible light positioning,” International Conference on Indoor Positioning and Indoor Navigation (IPIN 2018), 2018.
https://doi.org/10.1109/IPIN.2018.8533733

S. Cincotta, A. Neild, C. He, and J. Armstrong, “Visible light positioning using an aperture and a quadrant photodiode,” IEEE GLOBECOM Workshops, 2017.
https://doi.org/10.1109/GLOCOMW.2017.8269150

M. M. A. Mohammed, C. He, and J. Armstrong, “Performance analysis of ACO-OFDM and DCO-OFDM using bit and power loading in frequency-selective optical wireless channels,” IEEE 85th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Spring 2017), Sydney, NSW, Australia, 2017.
https://doi.org/10.1109/VTCSpring.2017.8108403

C. He, T. Q. Wang, and J. Armstrong, “Performance comparison between spatial multiplexing and spatial modulation in indoor MIMO visible light communication systems,” IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC 2016), 2016.
https://doi.org/10.1109/ICC.2016.7511379

C. He, T. Q. Wang, M. A. Masum, and J. Armstrong, “Performance of optical receivers using photodetectors with different fields of view in an indoor cellular communication system,” International Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference (ITNAC 2015), 2015. Best Session Paper Award.
https://doi.org/10.1109/ATNAC.2015.7366792

C. He, T. Q. Wang, and J. Armstrong, “MIMO optical wireless receiver using photodetectors with different fields of view,” IEEE 81st Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Spring 2015), 2015.
https://doi.org/10.1109/VTCSpring.2015.7145930

T. Q. Wang, C. He, and J. Armstrong, “Angular diversity for indoor MIMO optical wireless communications,” IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC 2015), 2015.
https://doi.org/10.1109/ICC.2015.7249127

Books

C. He and C. Chen, Advanced Technologies in Optical Wireless Communications,
ISBN 978-3-7258-4981-9 (Hardback), ISBN 978-3-7258-4982-6 (PDF).
https://doi.org/10.3390/books978-3-7258-4982-6
C. He and W. Ali, Advances in Visible Light Communication,
ISBN 978-3-0365-9836-9 (Hardback), ISBN 978-3-0365-9835-2 (PDF).
https://doi.org/10.3390/books978-3-0365-9835-2

Patents

Multi-directional optical receiver, J. Armstrong, Q. Wang, C. He, granted, U.S. Patent Application 15/532,790, Monash University.
光無線通信用アンテナ (Optical wireless communication antenna), H. Murata, C. He, filed, Japan Patent, 2024, JAIST.

PhD Thesis

MIMO-OFDM Visible Light Communications