Sushank Chaudhary, A. Amphawan
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The main features of FSO for terrestrial and inter-satellite communications are reviewed, including radio subcarriers over an optical carrier without expensive optical fiber cabling, enabling a pervasive platform for reaching underserved areas.
Abstract
Abstract Complementing wireless radio networks with free-space optics (FSO) achieves high data rates by modulating radio subcarriers over an optical carrier without expensive optical fiber cabling, enabling a pervasive platform for reaching underserved areas. In this paper, we review the main features of FSO for terrestrial and inter-satellite communications. Simulations of 1 Gbps data transmission through FSO links in both terrestrial and inter-satellite communications have been investigated to highlight potential atmospheric challenges in FSO.
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CHAUDHARY, Sushank; AMPHAWAN, A. The role and challenges of free-space optical systems. Journal of Optical Communications, 2014, 35: 327–334.