Title : 
Beams of the Future? [Microwave Surfing]
         
        
        
            Author_Institution : 
Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
Which technology offers all of the following advantages? ldr full-duplex gigabit Ethernet throughput ldr no RF-spectrum licensing ldr Immunity to EMI ldr low-cost installation in less than a day. The answer is free-space optics (FSO), a line-of-sight optical link.
         
        
            Keywords : 
microwave links; optical links; free-space optics; line-of-sight optical link; microwave surfing; Communication cables; High speed optical techniques; Light emitting diodes; Microwave technology; Optical beams; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber communication; Optical scattering; Space technology; Telephony;
         
        
        
            Journal_Title : 
Microwave Magazine, IEEE
         
        
        
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/MMM.2007.910945