Free-Space Optical Communications

By Vincent W. S. Chan. Journal of Lightwave Technology, 2006

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Subfields: Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Visible Light Communication: Concepts, Applications and Challenges (2019, methodology): “Coupled to the spacecraft, was the LLST (Lunar Lasercom Space Terminal), a terminal responsible for sending data collected to Earth via Wireless Optical Communication [30].”
A Survey on Acquisition, Tracking, and Pointing Mechanisms for Mobile Free-Space Optical Communications (2018, neutral): “2804323 and deep-space communications [2].”
Impact of different noise sources on the performance of PIN- and APD-based FSO receivers (2011, background): “Free Space Optics (FSO) is a promising solution for very high data rate point-to-point communication [1], [2], [3], [4].”
Long-Range LiDAR and Free-Space Data Communication With High-Performance Optical Phased Arrays (2019, background): “range direct line-of-sight applications in terrestrial and atmospheric settings [39].”
Survey on Free Space Optical Communication: A Communication Theory Perspective (2014, methodology): “Therefore, FSO systems do not require license fees [44].”
Emerging Optical Wireless Communications-Advances and Challenges (2015, background): “Of the three types of diversity, wavelength diversity requires composite transmitter and with wide spacing between the carrier signals which results in complex optical system design [62]; time diversity involving coding and interleaving results in long delay latencies, thus the need for large size m”
Optical Communication in Space: Challenges and Mitigation Techniques (2017, background): “power consumption (∼1/2 of RF), reduced size (∼1/10 of the RF antenna diameter) and improved channel security [1].”
A survey on terahertz communications (2019, background): “Except for the mmWave communication systems mentioned before, free space optical (FSO) communication systems have also attached great attention owing to its unique advantages, including the large bandwidth, license free spectrum, less power consumption and so on [9].”
BPSK Subcarrier Intensity Modulated Free-Space Optical Communications in Atmospheric Turbulence (2009, background): “Irradiance fluctuation (scintillation) caused by the atmospheric turbulence could result in deep signal fades that lasts for 1 s [11], [12].”
Transmission Analysis of OFDM-Based Wireless Services Over Turbulent Radio-on-FSO Links Modeled by Gamma–Gamma Distribution (2010, background): “The advantages of FSO communications, depending on deployment scenario and application, including ease of deployment, license-free operation, high transmission security, high bit rates, full duplex transmission, and protocol transparency, [1], [ 2 ].”