Title :
Reconfigurable optical wireless
Author_Institution :
Photon. Inf. Process. Syst. Lab., Central Florida Univ., Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
We propose a natural step in freespace optical communications that is wireless. Namely, we propose the use of inertialess optical scanners as the agile free space light routing method within a multi-user free-space optical wireless network to realize all-optical advanced wireless networking. For instance, optical intersatellite links can use the highly accurate and fast beam pointing capabilities of the scanner to enhance the tradeoff between link distance and data rates
Keywords :
optical links; optical scanners; satellite links; telecommunication network routing; agile free space light routing method; all-optical advanced wireless networking; beam pointing capabilities; data rates; freespace optical communications; inertialess optical scanners; link distance; multi-user free-space optical wireless network; optical intersatellite links; reconfigurable optical wireless; Bandwidth; High speed optical techniques; Microwave antenna arrays; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical scattering; Phased arrays; Radio frequency; Space technology; Ultra wideband technology;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS '99. IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society 1999 12th Annual Meeting
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5634-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1999.813481