Paper Info
Title
Wireless optical communications: a survey
Abstract
The demand for wireless broadband communications has been growing steadily for last several years. The congestion and the limitations on bandwidths of the radio spectrum have inhibited unrestricted growth of radio wireless systems. Wireless optical, however, holds the promise of delivering data rates that can meet the broadband requirements. As a result, wireless optical is believed to be a viable long term option for many applications of wireless communications. Nevertheless, the advantages of optical wireless have not yet been fully exploited. Basic and applied research is needed at the laboratory and commercial levels to bring the performance of real-life wireless optical systems into higher levels. The Gb/s level data rate has been validated in laboratory, however, available indoor systems only realize a data rate of 155Mb/s. Current research in wireless optical concentrates on increasing the communication capacity and improving the performance. In this paper, we survey the wireless optical discipline emphasizing major design, performance, and safety issues. Research directions that have the potential to close the gap between theory and practice, in wireless optical communications, are also presented.
Year
DOI
Venue
2004
10.1109/WCNC.2004.1311464
Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, 2004. WCNC. 2004 IEEE
Keywords
Field
DocType
broadband networks,indoor radio,infrared spectra,optical communication,radio networks,radiofrequency spectra,RF system,broadband communication,data rate,indoor system,infrared system,radio frequency system,radio spectrum bandwidth,radio wireless system,wireless optical communication
Personal Communications Service,Fixed wireless,Wireless network,Telecommunications,Wireless site survey,Wireless broadband,Computer science,Computer network,Wireless WAN,Optical wireless,Infrared Data Association
Conference
Volume
ISSN
ISBN
4
1525-3511
0-7803-8344-3
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
18
1.25
7
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Ahmed M. Mahdy1181.25
Jitender S. Deogun21231250.79