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Preface
In recent years, we have been witnessing a growing demand by the end users for
bandwidth in mobile communications to support broadband wireless services such
as, high-defnition TV, mobile videophones, video conferencing, high-speed Internet
access to name a few With the increasing demand for high-quality multimedia ser-
vices, the quest for higher bandwidth is expected to grow higher in the next decade
In access networks, a number of technologies currently in use to address the end-
users’ communication needs include copper-based technologies, hybrid coaxial and
optical fbre cables, fbre-to-the-home, broadband RF/microwave wireless technolo-
gies As the global demand for bandwidth continues to accelerate, it is becoming
exceedingly clear that copper/coaxial cables and RF cellular/microwave technolo-
gies with such limitations as limited bandwidth, congested spectrum, security issues,
expensive licensing and high cost of installation and accessibility to all, cannot meet
the upcoming needs In some countries the network operators are starting to deploy
new optical fbre-based access networks where the bandwidth available to customers
is being increased dramatically Nevertheless, it is often thought that optical fbre-
based networks offer unlimited bandwidth; however, in reality, available architec-
tural choices, compatibility of devices and components, performance constraints of
networking equipment and deployment of the complete system do result in limited
capacity being offered to the end users
Optical wireless communications (OWC) is an innovative technology that has
been around for the last three decades and is gaining more attention as the demand
for capacity continues to increase OWC is one of the most promising alternative
technologies for indoor and outdoor applications It offers fexible networking solu-
tions that provide cost-effective, highly secure high-speed license-free wireless
broadband connectivity for a number of applications, including voice and data, video
and entertainment, enterprise connectivity, disaster recovery, illumination and data
communications, surveillance and many others Due to the unique properties of the
optical signal, one can precisely defne a footprint and hence can accommodate a
number of devices within a small periphery; thus offering a perfect OWC system
OWCs, also referred to as free-space optical communication systems for outdoor
applications, will play a signifcant role as a complementary technology to the RF
systems in future information superhighways
Having seen the developments of OWC systems in the last two decades, we feel
that there is a need for a new textbook on this topic Textbooks already published in
this area are either on indoor or outdoor optical wireless systems Therefore, there is
a need for this new book that covers the theory of the technology in a concise but
comprehensive manner suitable for undergraduate- and graduate-level courses as
well as researchers and professional engineers This book broadly covers the four
important aspects of OWC systems: (a) the fundamental principles of OWC,
(b) devices and systems, (c) modulation techniques and (d) channel models and
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