Abstract
Optical wireless offers broadband telecommunication services in confined and densely populated environments. It also avoids the utilization of the scarce and already-congested radio spectrum. However, the optical transmission power in optical wireless systems is restricted to a level that may severely degrade the system performance because of human-safety reasons. A coherent-detection technique for very narrow linewidth millimeter-wave and microwave sub-carrier signals is investigated and demonstrated. This technique is particularly suitable for power-limited optical wireless systems. In addition, wide channel-tunability and improved receiver-sensitivity are supported even with cheap, wide-linewidth semiconductor lasers, without using expensive optical amplifiers.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages | 940-944 |
Number of pages | 5 |
State | Published - 1994 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | Proceedings of the 1994 IEEE MILCOM. Part 3 (of 3) - Long Branch, NJ, USA Duration: Oct 2 1994 → Oct 5 1994 |
Other
Other | Proceedings of the 1994 IEEE MILCOM. Part 3 (of 3) |
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City | Long Branch, NJ, USA |
Period | 10/2/94 → 10/5/94 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering