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Overview of Wireless Optical Communication Systems

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Free Space Optical Communication

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The last few decades have seen rapid advances in information and communication technology. We commonly use broadband technology with high-speed Internet connectivity at our homes, offices, and in our mobile devices. The bandwidth and high-capacity requirements due to the increased use of Internet and broadband services have exceeded our expectations in twenty-first century. Wireless optical communication (WOC) uses optical carrier in the near-infrared (IR) and visible bands and is considered a viable solution for realizing very high-speed and large-capacity communication links. It is a line-of-sight communication using a laser to transmit the information signal between two transceivers over an unguided channel which may be either the atmosphere or free space.

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Kaushal, H., Jain, V.K., Kar, S. (2017). Overview of Wireless Optical Communication Systems. In: Free Space Optical Communication. Optical Networks. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-3691-7_1

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