Airborne Communication Networks have been discussed in civilian and military contexts.
However, radio-frequency-based implementations of large-scale, ad hoc networks are …

Large-scale airborne communication networks are modeled, using a simulation of global,
wide-body aircraft movements and assuming the use of optical communication links …

Wireless networking has conventionally been realized via radio-frequency-based
communication technologies. Free-Space-Optical (FSO) communication with an innovative …

Photonic high-capacity links have been identified as a key technology to meet future
bandwidth requirement for airborne communication networks (ACNs), which is mainly driven …

The concept of Free Space Optical (FSO) communications has been around since the late
1960's. This paper will describe some recent experimental results that demonstrate and …

This paper presents realistic simulation modules to assess characteristics of multi-
transceiver free-space-optical (FSO) mobile ad-hoc networks. We start with a physical …

Even if a line-of-sight condition of Free Space Optics (FSO) is satisfied, atmospheric-induced
fading, scattering, and attenuation may severely deteriorate the availability of the …

Free-space optical communications (FSOC) links provide an appealing and complementary
enhancement to current radio frequency (RF) systems because of their inherent benefits of …

In this paper, we characterize a radio over fibre and radio over free space optic system for
the last mile access network in urban areas and as a solution to the cellular backhaul …

Increased RF noise floor, crowded and scarce wireless spectrum, and security are issues
challenging present-day aerial wireless communication. Optical wireless (or free-space …