Free Space Optical Networks for Ultra–Broad Band Services

This book provides a comprehensive description of an optical communications technology known as free space optical--a next-generation communications network that uses optical signals through the atmosphere instead of fiber, RF, or microwaves. This technology potentially offers more complex ultrabandwidth communication services simultaneously to multiple users and in a very short time, compared to fiber optic technology. This text presents established and new advancements drawn from the latest research and development in components, networking, operation, and practices.

This book describes the FSO network concepts in simple language. It provides comprehensive coverage in an easy-to-understand, progressive style that starts from the physics of the atmosphere and how it affects optical communications; continues with the design of a network node; and concludes with fiberless network applications from point-to-point to mesh topology. Important areas discussed include:
* Propagation of light in the atmosphere and phenomena that affect light propagation
* FSO transceiver design
* Point-to-point FSO systems
* Ring FSO systems
* Mesh-FSO systems and integrating the Mesh-FSO with the public network
* WDM Mesh-FSO
* FSO network security
* FSO-specific applications

To meet the needs of both academia and industry, key mathematical formulas are presented along with descriptions, while extensive mathematical analyses are minimized or avoided. Free Space Optical Networks for Ultra-Broad Band Services serves as an ideal text for network communication professionals who enter the free space optical communication field, graduate students majoring in optical communications, optical communication engineers, researchers, managers, and consultants.

Free Space Optical Network is a next generation communication network which uses optical waves instead of microwaves potentially offering faster communication with ultra band width, meaning more complex communication services can be simultaneously offered.    The technology has been discussed for quite some time, and has shown continuous development; however, some obstacles have been creating bottle neck in order to materialize the technology, such as hardware and security issues. This book describes the network concepts in simple language starting with point-to-point free space optics basics and develop the discussion into networking, interoperability with existing communication network, and security using simple language suitable for both communication professionals who are just getting into free space optical communication field and graduate students who majors optical communications.   The book will serve as a road-map to implement free space optical networks, and the author plans to review and update the contents in three year interval.

This book provides a comprehensive description of an optical communications technology known as free space optical--a next-generation communications network that uses optical signals through the atmosphere instead of fiber, RF, or microwaves. This technology potentially offers more complex ultrabandwidth communication services simultaneously to multiple users and in a very short time, compared to fiber optic technology. This text presents established and new advancements drawn from the latest research and development in components, networking, operation, and practices. This book describes the FSO network concepts in simple language. It provides comprehensive coverage in an easy-to-understand, progressive style that starts from the physics of the atmosphere and how it affects optical communications; continues with the design of a network node; and concludes with fiberless network applications from point-to-point to mesh topology. Important areas discussed include: Propagation of light in the atmosphere and phenomena that affect light propagation FSO transceiver design Point-to-point FSO systems Ring FSO systems Mesh-FSO systems and integrating the Mesh-FSO with the public network WDM Mesh-FSO FSO network security FSO-specific applications To meet the needs of both academia and industry, key mathematical formulas are presented along with descriptions, while extensive mathematical analyses are minimized or avoided. Free Space Optical Networks for Ultra-Broad Band Services serves as an ideal text for network communication professionals who enter the free space optical communication field, graduate students majoring in optical communications, optical communication engineers, researchers, managers, and consultants.