Wavelength selection for optical wireless communications systems

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4530, Issue , 2001, Pages 27-35

  Rockwell, David A ^a   Mecherle, G Stephen ^a  

^a Building 6B   (United States)

Author keywords

1550 nm; Free space optics; Laser communication; Lasercom; Last mile bottleneck; Metro access; Mie scattering; Optical access; Optical wireless; Wavelength

Indexed keywords

EYE PROTECTION; LASER OPTICS; LIGHT SCATTERING; LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; OPTICAL LINKS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SOLAR RADIATION; WIDE AREA NETWORKS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

FREE SPACE OPTICS (FSO); OPTICAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYTEMS;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0035764180     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/12.449812     Document Type: Article

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