ABSTRACT

Over the last three decades, interest in Infrared (IR) technology as a medium to convey information has grown considerably. This is reflected by the increasing number of devices such as laptops, PDAs, and mobile phones that incorporate optical wireless transceivers and also by the increasing number of optical wireless links available for indoor and

chapter Chapter 1|23 pages

Introduction

chapter Chapter 2|17 pages

Atmospheric Transmission Limitations

chapter Chapter 3|30 pages

Data Transmission Limitations and Eye Safety

chapter Chapter 4|16 pages

Fundamentals of Optical Concentration

chapter Chapter 5|53 pages

Optical Concentrators

chapter Chapter 6|30 pages

Optical Wireless Transmitter Design

chapter Chapter 7|34 pages

Optical Wireless Receiver Design

chapter Chapter 8|42 pages

Modulation, Coding, and Multiple Access

chapter Chapter 9|32 pages

Infrared Data Association (IrDA) Protocols

chapter Chapter 10|22 pages

Wireless Infrared Networking