Optical Wireless Communications

List of Figures

1.1 Power per user for different access technologies

1.2 Normalized power/unit wavelength for optical wireless spectrum and ambient light sources.

1.3 Bandwidth capabilities for a range of optical and RF technologies.

1.4 Mobility of optical wireless systems versus bit rate.

1.5 Access network bottleneck.

1.6 A system block diagram of OWC system.

1.7 Link configurations: (a) directed LOS, (b) nondirected LOS, (c) diffuse, (d) tracked and (e) receiver configurations.

1.8 Cellular OWC system.

1.9 Multispot diffusing configuration.

1.10 Hybrid diffuse and tracked LOS links.

1.11 Optical wireless LANs: (a) diffuse and (b) line of sight.

1.12 The effects of scintillation.

1.13 A system block diagram of an outdoor OWC link.

1.14 Response/absorption ...