Relaying in optical wireless communication

Majid Safari; Wasiu Popoola; Sinan Sinanovic

doi:10.1049/PBTE068E_ch14

Relaying in optical wireless communication

Majid Safari, Wasiu Popoola, Sinan Sinanovic

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Abstract

Optical wireless communication (OWC) refers to the transmission of data using light propagating through the atmosphere over ranges of few metres to few kilometres (terrestrial) to thousands of kilometres (space/satellite). This technology has recently attracted a renewed interest although its roots can be traced back to Alexander Graham Bell’s photophone, which transmitted human conversation carried by a beam of light over a distance of about 200 m [1]. OWC technology provides an inherently secure, license-free, and high capacity alternative to radio frequency (RF) wireless communication and a cost-effective and easy-to-install alternative to fibre optics. These advantages make this technology an attractive solution for intermediate, last mile, or access connectivity in the future congested networks by bridging the gap between the end user and the fibre-optic infrastructure already in place.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Advanced Relay Technologies in Next Generation Wireless Communications
Editors	Ioannis Krikidis, Gan Zheng
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Pages	429-464
Number of pages	36
ISBN (Electronic)	9781785610042
ISBN (Print)	9781785610035
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1049/PBTE068E_ch14
Publication status	Published - 2016

Keywords

optical wireless communication
owc

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Relaying in optical wireless communication. / Safari, Majid; Popoola, Wasiu; Sinanovic, Sinan.

Advanced Relay Technologies in Next Generation Wireless Communications. ed. / Ioannis Krikidis; Gan Zheng. London : Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), 2016. p. 429-464.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review

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