This document provides an introduction and overview of optical wireless communication (OWC). It discusses how OWC works using beams of infrared or near-infrared light rather than radio waves. The key components of OWC systems are transmitters and receivers. It describes common channel topologies as point-to-point links, diffuse links, and quasi-diffuse links. Advantages of OWC include high data rates, low costs, and no licensing fees, while disadvantages include inability to pass through walls and limited transmission power. Finally, it outlines some applications of OWC and references additional resources.
This document provides an introduction and overview of optical wireless communication (OWC). It discusses how OWC works using beams of infrared or near-infrared light rather than radio waves. The key components of OWC systems are transmitters and receivers. It describes common channel topologies as point-to-point links, diffuse links, and quasi-diffuse links. Advantages of OWC include high data rates, low costs, and no licensing fees, while disadvantages include inability to pass through walls and limited transmission power. Finally, it outlines some applications of OWC and references additional resources.
This document provides an introduction and overview of optical wireless communication (OWC). It discusses how OWC works using beams of infrared or near-infrared light rather than radio waves. The key components of OWC systems are transmitters and receivers. It describes common channel topologies as point-to-point links, diffuse links, and quasi-diffuse links. Advantages of OWC include high data rates, low costs, and no licensing fees, while disadvantages include inability to pass through walls and limited transmission power. Finally, it outlines some applications of OWC and references additional resources.
Works in the infrared or near infrared region of light . Consists of transreceiver. Optical Intensity Modulation Direct Detection Channel Topologies Point-to-Point Link
Diffuse link
Quasi Diffuse Link
Direct‚ unobstructed path between a transmitter and a receiver.
Sensitive to Blocking and shadowing.
Radiate optical power over a wide solid angle. Provide mobility to the receiver. High path loss. Inheritaspects of both point-to-point and diffuse links.
Slowly diverging beam sources which
illuminate a grid of spots on the ceiling. Advantages Disadvantages
Low cost, base-band Cannot pass through walls
circuit design Sensitive to blocking High date rates (Gbps) Limited Transmit Power less multi access interference No need to pay for spectrum license LIGHT WAVE RADIO WAVE
BANDWIDTH VIRTUALLY UNLIMITED LIMITED BANDWIDTH
PASSES THROUGH NO YES
WALL
COST LOW HIGH
SPEED HIGH LOW
Short range (cm – m) Chip-to-Chip Interface
Medium range (m – 10 m) Wireless Optical LAN
Long range (km)
Free-Space Optical Communications It can be used to illuminate the room while serving as a medium for data transfer. Itcan be used to transfer data at high speed for long distance It can be used for high speed long distance data transfer using satellite. Without any licensing hurdle provide high speed and high bandwidth communication. REFERENCES
R. Gfeller and U. Bapst. Wireless in-house communication via diffuse
infrared radiation. Proceedings of the IEEE, 67(11): 1474–1486, November 1979.
J. R. Barry. Wireless Infrared Communications. Kluge Academic
Publishers, Boston, MA, 1994 .
R. Otte , L. P. de Jong and A. H. M. van Roermund. Low-Power Wireless