A contemporary survey on free space optical communication: Potentials, technical challenges, recent advances and research direction

A Jahid, MH Alsharif, TJ Hall - Journal of network and computer …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to the unprecedented growth of high speed multimedia services and diversified
applications initiated from the massive connectivity of IoT devices, 5G and beyond 5G (B5G) …

Optical communication in space: Challenges and mitigation techniques

H Kaushal, G Kaddoum - IEEE communications surveys & …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In recent years, free space optical (FSO) communication has gained significant importance
owing to its unique features: large bandwidth, license free spectrum, high data rate, easy …

A survey on quantum channel capacities

L Gyongyosi, S Imre, HV Nguyen - … Communications Surveys & …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Quantum information processing exploits the quantum nature of information. It offers
fundamentally new solutions in the field of computer science and extends the possibilities to …

Outdoor FSO communications under fog: attenuation modeling and performance evaluation

MA Esmail, H Fathallah, MS Alouini - IEEE photonics journal, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Fog is considered to be a primary challenge for free space optics (FSO) systems. It may
cause attenuation that is up to hundreds of decibels per kilometer. Hence, accurate …

A review on channel models in free space optical communication systems

K Anbarasi, C Hemanth, RG Sangeetha - Optics & Laser Technology, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Free Space Optical communication (FSO) is a wireless communication technology
which uses light to transmit the data in free space. FSO has advantages like unlicensed …

A review–unguided optical communications: Developments, technology evolution, and challenges

AAB Raj, P Krishnan, U Darusalam, G Kaddoum… - Electronics, 2023 - mdpi.com
This review paper discusses the complete evolution of free-space optical (FSO)
communication, also known as unguided optical communication (UOC) technologies, all the …

Ergodic sum rate analysis of UAV-based relay networks with mixed RF-FSO channels

H Ajam, M Najafi, V Jamali… - IEEE Open Journal of the …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-based communications is a promising new technology that
can add a wide range of new capabilities to the current network infrastructure. Given the …

Relay-assisted technology in optical wireless communications: A survey

W Liu, J Ding, J Zheng, X Chen, I Chih-Lin - IEEE Access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
When the distance between the source and the target is long, the signal will be affected by
atmospheric turbulence, weather conditions and obstacles, which cannot support the …

Design and security analysis of quantum key distribution protocol over free-space optics using dual-threshold direct-detection receiver

PV Trinh, TV Pham, NT Dang, HV Nguyen, SX Ng… - IEEE …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper proposes a novel design and analyzes security performance of quantum key
distribution (QKD) protocol over free-space optics (FSO). Unlike conventional QKD protocols …

Demonstration of a hybrid FSO/VLC link for the last mile and last meter networks

P Pesek, S Zvánovec, P Chvojka… - IEEE Photonics …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, a hybrid free-space optical and visible light communication (FSO/VLC) system
was experimentally demonstrated as a solution to overcome the last mile and last meter …