Optical wireless communications : enabling the next generation network of networks

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Krishnamoorthy, Aravindh and Safi, Hossein and Younus, Othman and Kazemi, Hossein and Osahon, Isaac N. O. and Liu, Mingqing and Liu, Yi and Babadi, Sina and Ahmad, Rizwana and Ihsan, Asim and Majlesein, Behnaz and Huang, Yifan and Herrnsdorf, Johannes and Rajbhandari, Sujan and McKendry, Jonathan and Tavakkolnia, Iman and Caglayan, Humeyra and Helmers, Henning and Turnbull, Graham A. and Samuel, Ifor and Dawson, Martin and Schober, Robert and Haas, Harald (2025) Optical wireless communications : enabling the next generation network of networks. IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine. ISSN 1556-6072 (In Press)

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Abstract

Optical wireless communication (OWC) is a promising technology anticipated to play a key role in the next-generation network of networks. To this end, this paper details the potential of OWC, as a complementary technology to traditional radio frequency communications, in enhancing networking capabilities beyond conventional terrestrial networks. Several usage scenarios and the current state of development are presented. Furthermore, a summary of existing challenges and opportunities are provided. Emerging technologies aimed at further enhancing future OWC capabilities are introduced. Additionally, value-added OWC-based technologies that leverage the unique properties of light are discussed, including applications such as positioning and gesture recognition. The paper concludes with the reflection that OWC provides unique functionalities that can play a crucial role in building convergent and resilient future network of networks.

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Krishnamoorthy, Aravindh, Safi, Hossein, Younus, Othman, Kazemi, Hossein, Osahon, Isaac N. O., Liu, Mingqing, Liu, Yi, Babadi, Sina, Ahmad, Rizwana, Ihsan, Asim, Majlesein, Behnaz, Huang, Yifan, Herrnsdorf, Johannes ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3856-5782, Rajbhandari, Sujan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8742-118X, McKendry, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6379-3955, Tavakkolnia, Iman, Caglayan, Humeyra, Helmers, Henning, Turnbull, Graham A., Samuel, Ifor, Dawson, Martin ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6639-2989, Schober, Robert and Haas, Harald;
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