This chapter is an introduction to the near-Earth laser communication technology. By near-
Earth, we mean high-altitude platforms and Earth-orbiting satellites. Justification for high …

We are continuously witnessing the emergence of new data services and applications in
wireless transmission systems, in particular mobile broadband services, which require …

Since some years, an important momentum is observed in optical communication
techniques development for space applications, where free-space laser links may replace …

Future Very High Throughput Satellite Systems (VHTS) will perform at several Tbit/s
throughput and thus face the challenge of limited feeder-link spectrum. Whereas with …

Terrestrial Free Space Optical (FSO) systems aim to provide an ultra-broadband connectivity
within core, metro and access networks. While FSO is considered as a promising solution …

Technology for satellite-based content delivery network (CDN) is described. The satellite-
based CDN uses a network architecture to provide global high-speed Internet service from …

High-data-rate ground-to-space optical links are envisioned to be an alternative and more
probably a next step to radio-frequency links, after the Q/V band still under development [1] …

A worldwide growing interest in fast and secure data communications pushes technology
development along two lines. While fast communications can be realized using laser …

The new generation of Free-Space Optical systems utilizes photonic components used in
optical fiber communications which demand high precision and complexity of the system …

Résumé Les solutions de e-santé connaissent une popularité croissante dans un certain
nombre de scénarios d'application en tant que moyens efficaces pour améliorer la qualité …