Journal of the Optical Society of America B· 2020Q2· Review
Roadmap to free space optics
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Short summary
Free space optics (FSO) offers a viable alternative to fiber optics for data transmission where fiber installation is costly or impractical, drawing from radio, fiber, and quantum optics.
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Key points
- FSO is emerging as a solution for data transmission due to increasing data demands and radio frequency congestion.
- FSO is particularly useful in scenarios where fiber optic installation is expensive or difficult.
- The field of FSO is interdisciplinary, incorporating knowledge from radio and fiber communications, astronomy, and quantum optics.
- This review provides a comprehensive overview of key topics for designing and researching future FSO technologies.
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Abstract
With the ever-increasing demand for data and the radio frequency spectrum becoming congested, free space optics (FSO) may find a niche for situations where fiber is too expensive or too difficult to install. FSO is a cross-disciplinary field that draws from radio and fiber communication, astronomy, and even quantum optics, and it has seen major advances over the last three decades. In this tutorial-style review, we provide a broad overview of many of the important topics required to design, develop, and research the next generation of FSO technology.
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