Indoor high-bandwidth optical wireless links for sensor networks

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 3086-3094

  Fadlullah, Jarir ^a   Kavehrad, Mohsen ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Channel characterization; infrared; optical wireless communication; quasi diffuse; sensor neworks

Indexed keywords

BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE; CHANNEL CHARACTERIZATION; CONTROL SIGNAL; EYE DIAGRAMS; FREQUENCY MEASUREMENTS; HIGH BANDWIDTH; HIGH-QUALITY AUDIO; INFRARED; INFRARED LASER; LOW POWER; MINIATURE DEVICES; OPTICAL WIRELESS; OPTICAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS; OPTICAL WIRELESS LINK; QUASI-DIFFUSE; RADIO FREQUENCY COMMUNICATION; WIDE-RANGING APPLICATIONS;

COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; SENSOR NETWORKS; SENSOR NODES; STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; WIRELESS NETWORKS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

EID: 77958526059     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2010.2076775     Document Type: Article

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