G. Cossu

1.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
84 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

G. Cossu is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, G. Cossu has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 82 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 15 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 9 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in G. Cossu's work include Optical Wireless Communication Technologies (63 papers), Advanced Photonic Communication Systems (45 papers) and Optical Network Technologies (28 papers). G. Cossu is often cited by papers focused on Optical Wireless Communication Technologies (63 papers), Advanced Photonic Communication Systems (45 papers) and Optical Network Technologies (28 papers). G. Cossu collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United Kingdom and Spain. G. Cossu's co-authors include E. Ciaramella, R. Corsini, Arslan Khalid, Pallab K. Choudhury, M. Presi, Andrea Caiti, David Scaradozzi, A Coppelli, Daniele Costa and M. Artiglia and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Optics Letters and Optics Express.

In The Last Decade

G. Cossu

77 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1-Gb/s Transmission Over a Phosphorescent White LED by Using Rate-Adaptive Discrete Multitone Modulation

2012 378 citations Arslan Khalid, G. Cossu et al. profile →
34 Gbit/s visible optical wireless transmission based on RGB LED

2012 365 citations G. Cossu, Arslan Khalid et al. Optics Express profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
G. Cossu Italy	16	1.4k	220	156	129	73	84	1.5k
Yi-Jun Zhu China	18	887 0.6×	191 0.9×	111 0.7×	88 0.7×	48 0.7×	95	1.0k
R. Corsini Italy	18	1.5k 1.1×	122 0.6×	151 1.0×	69 0.5×	302 4.1×	62	1.6k
Fangchen Hu China	17	1.3k 0.9×	180 0.8×	67 0.4×	71 0.6×	64 0.9×	66	1.4k
Peng Zou China	16	785 0.5×	213 1.0×	54 0.3×	52 0.4×	49 0.7×	55	870
Yujian Guo Saudi Arabia	16	895 0.6×	574 2.6×	32 0.2×	113 0.9×	78 1.1×	29	987
Hai‐Han Lu Taiwan	25	2.6k 1.8×	406 1.8×	58 0.4×	158 1.2×	420 5.8×	238	2.7k
Klaus-Dieter Langer Germany	18	2.0k 1.4×	85 0.4×	348 2.2×	116 0.9×	53 0.7×	36	2.1k
Pallab K. Choudhury Bangladesh	12	989 0.7×	46 0.2×	120 0.8×	59 0.5×	76 1.0×	38	1.1k
Alexander Vavoulas Greece	9	445 0.3×	125 0.6×	32 0.2×	136 1.1×	18 0.2×	19	503
Haipeng Ding United States	8	720 0.5×	73 0.3×	81 0.5×	282 2.2×	16 0.2×	9	765

Countries citing papers authored by G. Cossu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of G. Cossu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of G. Cossu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of G. Cossu based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with G. Cossu. G. Cossu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Ciaramella, E., et al.. (2025). E2E Physical Layer and Link Analysis for High-Throughput Satellite Optical Communication. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications. 43(5). 1660–1675. 1 indexed citations

Meucci, Marco, M. Aresti, G. Cossu, et al.. (2025). Comparative Test of Novel Fluorescent Optical Antennas for LED‐ and Laser‐Based Optical Wireless Communications. Advanced Optical Materials. 13(13). 1 indexed citations

Cossu, G., Marco Meucci, M. Aresti, et al.. (2025). Exploiting luminescent solar concentrators in indoor visible light communication systems. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 16509–16509. 1 indexed citations

Cossu, G., M. Massa, Roberto Dell’Orso, et al.. (2024). High-Speed Optical Wireless System for Extreme Space Conditions. IEEE Journal of Radio Frequency Identification. 8. 601–608. 1 indexed citations

Cossu, G., et al.. (2024). Optical camera communications for indoor positioning: high accuracy, low cost, and low power consumption. CINECA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies). 21. 65–65.

Basu, Saikat, et al.. (2024). Prospects of Optical Wireless Communications in Non-Terrestrial Networks. CINECA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies). 1–4.

Sambo, Nicola, Andrea Sgambelluri, G. Cossu, Francesco Paolucci, & E. Ciaramella. (2024). Control of free-space optical links and networks. CINECA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies). 1–4.

Cossu, G., et al.. (2024). Revolutionizing spacecraft communication: optical wireless technology for reduced weight and cost. CINECA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies). 50–50.

Cossu, G., et al.. (2023). Feasibility study of a Terabit/s GEO-to-ground WDM optical communication link. CINECA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies). 235–235. 1 indexed citations

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Cossu, G., Andrea Sgambelluri, Francesco Paolucci, & E. Ciaramella. (2023). How can commercial fiber equipment cope with the random fadings of FSO links?. IET conference proceedings.. 2023(34). 1346–1349. 4 indexed citations

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Cossu, G., et al.. (2023). Outage Performance of Uplink Pre-Amplified FSO Links Over Turbulence, Beam Wander, and Pointing Errors. IEEE Communications Letters. 27(12). 3275–3279. 3 indexed citations

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Cossu, G., et al.. (2019). VCSEL-Based 24 Gbit/s OWC Board-to-Board System. IEEE Communications Letters. 23(9). 1564–1567. 6 indexed citations

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Presi, M., G. Cossu, G. Contestabile, et al.. (2018). Transmission in 125-km SMF with 3.9 bit/s/Hz spectral efficiency using a single-drive MZM and a direct-detection Kramers-Kronig receiver without optical CD compensation. Optical Fiber Communication Conference. Tu2D.3–Tu2D.3. 11 indexed citations

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Presi, M., et al.. (2015). Low-Cost 6.25 GHz UDWDM-PON based on Direct Intensity-Modulated Transmitters. Optical Fiber Communication Conference. Th3I.1–Th3I.1. 4 indexed citations

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Cossu, G., R. Corsini, Arslan Khalid, et al.. (2013). Experimental demonstration of high speed underwater visible light communications. CINECA IRIS Institutial research information system (University of Pisa). 11–15. 86 indexed citations

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Khalid, Arslan, G. Cossu, & E. Ciaramella. (2013). Diffuse IR-optical wireless system demonstration for mobile patient monitoring in hospitals. 1–4. 7 indexed citations

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Choudhury, Pallab K., M. Presi, G. Cossu, Andrea Chiuchiarelli, & E. Ciaramella. (2012). Chirped RSOA modulation by using adaptive OFDM for long reach WDM-PONs. International Conference on Photonics in Switching. 1–3. 2 indexed citations

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Khalid, Arslan, G. Cossu, R. Corsini, M. Presi, & E. Ciaramella. (2012). 1 Gbit/s visible light communication link based on phosphorescent white LED. CINECA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies). 1–3. 1 indexed citations

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Cossu, G., Arslan Khalid, Pallab K. Choudhury, R. Corsini, & E. Ciaramella. (2012). 34 Gbit/s visible optical wireless transmission based on RGB LED. Optics Express. 20(26). B501–B501. 365 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cossu, G., M. Presi, & E. Ciaramella. (2010). Optical Double to Single Sideband Modulation Converter for Radio-over-Fiber systems based on Injection-Locked Fabry-Peròt Lasers. 45. CThK4–CThK4. 2 indexed citations

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