Optical communication, also known as optical telecommunication, is communication at a distance using light to carry information. It can be performed visually...

Free-space optical communication (FSO) is an optical communication technology that uses light propagating in free space to wirelessly transmit data for...

Fiber-optic communication is a method of transmitting information from one place to another by sending pulses of infrared or visible light through an optical fiber...

Laser communication in space is the use of free-space optical communication in outer space. Communication may be fully in space (an inter-satellite laser...

cable, also known as an optical-fiber cable, is an assembly similar to an electrical cable but containing one or more optical fibers that are used to...

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A passive optical network (PON) is a fiber-optic telecommunications network that uses only unpowered devices to carry signals, as opposed to electronic...

or point-to-multipoint communication channel. Examples of such channels are copper wires, optical fibers, wireless communication using radio spectrum,...

received optical signal. Fiber-optic communication systems transmit information from one place to another by sending light through an optical fiber. The...

laser to be focused to a tight spot, enabling applications such as optical communication, laser cutting, and lithography. It also allows a laser beam to...

control light using only light and has applications in optical computing and fiber-optic communication networks. Such technology has the potential to exceed...

without an optical cavity, or one in which feedback from the cavity is suppressed. Optical amplifiers are important in optical communication and laser...

Optical computing or photonic computing uses light waves produced by lasers or incoherent sources for data processing, data storage or data communication...

information sent by the transmitter. Free-space optical communication (FSO) is an optical communication technology that uses light propagating in free...

Return-to-zero (RZ or RTZ) describes a line code used in telecommunications signals in which the signal drops (returns) to zero between pulses. This takes...

Optical networking is a means of communication that uses signals encoded in light to transmit information in various types of telecommunications networks...

Finisar Corporation is a manufacturer of optical communication components and subsystems. The company was founded in April 1987 by Frank Levinson and...

heliograph was a simple but effective instrument for instantaneous optical communication over long distances during the late 19th and early 20th century...

conveying textual information by means of visual signals (a form of optical communication). There are two main types of such systems; the semaphore telegraph...

and optical heliographs to wires and empty space made to carry electromagnetic signals. These paths of transmission may be divided into communication channels...

coaxial cables, and optical fibers. Telecommunications engineers also provide solutions revolving around wireless modes of communication and information transfer...

networks. Recently Organic LEDs (OLED) have been used as optical transceivers to build up VLC communication links up to 10 Mbit/s. In October 2014, Axrtek launched...

Optical wireless communications (OWC) is a form of optical communication in which unguided visible, infrared (IR), or ultraviolet (UV) light is used to...

signal is subject to electronic noise and distortion introduced by communication channels, recording and signal processing operations, which can progressively...

A communication protocol is a system of rules that allows two or more entities of a communications system to transmit information via any variation of...

premises (FTTP) is a form of fiber-optic communication delivery in which an optical fiber is run in an optical distribution network from the central office...

A communication channel refers either to a physical transmission medium such as a wire, or to a logical connection over a multiplexed medium such as a...

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Communication with submarines is a field within military communications that presents technical challenges and requires specialized technology. Because...

(WDM) is a technology which multiplexes a number of optical carrier signals onto a single optical fiber by using different wavelengths (i.e., colors)...