Majumdar A.K., Ghassemlooy Z., Raj A.A.B. (Eds.) Principles and Applications of Free Space Optical Communications

London, UK: The Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2019. – 494 p. – (IET Telecommunications Series 78). – ISBN: 978-1-78561-416-3.
Free Space Optical (FSO) Communication uses light propagation in free space (air, outer space, and vacuum) to wirelessly transmit data for telecommunications and communication networking. FSO Communication is a key wireless and high-bandwidth technology for high speed large-capacity terrestrial and aerospace communications, which is often chosen as a complement or alternative to radio frequency communication. The propagating optical wave can be influenced negatively by random atmospheric changes such as wind speed, temperature, relative humidity, and pressure, thermal expansion, earthquakes, and high-rise buildings. This edited book covers the principles, challenges, methodologies, techniques, and applications of Free Space Optical Communication for an audience of engineers, researchers, scientists, designers, and advanced students.Introduction to free space optical (FSO) communications
Free-space optical communication over strong atmospheric turbulence channels
Performance analysis and mitigation of turbulence effects using spatial diversity techniques in FSO systems over combined channe
Link budget for a terrestrial FSO link and performance of space time block codes over FSO channels
FSO channel — atmospheric attenuation and refractive index (Cn2) modeling as the function of local weather data
Spectral analysis and mitigation of beam wandering using optical spatial filtering technique in FSO communication
Characterization of atmospheric turbulence effects and their mitigation using wavelet-based signal processing
All-optical relay-assisted FSO systems
Optical spatial diversity for FSO communications
Analysis of the effects of aperture averaging and beam width on a partially coherent Gaussian beam over free-space optical communication links
Relaying techniques for free space optical communications
Experimental test of maximum likelihood thresholds based on Kalman filter estimates in on–off keyed laser communications in atmospheric turbulence
Signal encryption strategies based on acousto-optic chaos and mitigation of phase turbulence using encrypted chaos propagation
Distributed sensing with free space optics
Quantum-based satellite free space optical communication and microwave photonics