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WiFoO - Practical Low-cost Free Space Optical Communication With Consumer Hardware

2024University of the Witwatersrand

Abstract

Free Space Optical (FSO) communication could provide low-cost rural connectivity but cost and complexity make traditional FSO unsuitable Instead we present WiFoO, a novel IEEE 802.11 based FSO solution with low hardware and installation costs.

Research topics

Optical Wireless Communication Technologies
Satellite Communication Systems
Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices

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DOI: 10.1364/fio.2024.fm3c.3

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