Abstract
"http://www.osa-jon.org/features/OAN_2005.html". Feature Issue on Optical
Access Networks (OAN). We review the progress in optical wireless communication
networks for first- and last-mile broadband access. The link budget is discussed.
Modulation and coding are studied to deal with the atmospheric turbulence channel.
Topics related to efficient topology design, survivable routing, and dynamic
reconfiguration algorithms are discussed. It is shown that optical wireless
communication networks have great potential to provide enough bandwidth for
first-mile broadband applications. However, major challenges need to be overcome in
pointing and acquisition, coding, and network design to make optical wireless
networks more popular with customers.
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