Light Communication: Latest Advances and Prospects

Dear Colleagues,

The wireless information carrier shift from radio frequencies to optical frequencies has been studied in increasing detail since the invention of the laser. With the advent of optical fiber, optical wireless as a communication information carrier has also been studied. It has found niche applications in a wide range of systems, from short range indoor links to outdoor links to deep space and inter-satellite links, and also underwater sensor and links. New component, such as visible light emitting sources and techniques, such as MIMO (Multi-input Multi-output )and optical angular momentum technology promise to push optical wireless frequencies into new applications in 5G networks, vehicular communications, as well as medical applications, to mention just a few.

This Special Issue aims to provide a forum to allow researchers to publish their new techniques and innovations in this exciting area of research. We welcome both theoretical and practical papers and applications making use of optical wireless technology. You are invited to submit original manuscripts on topics including, but not limited to: 

•    Indoor Short Range Optical Communication Systems
•    Outdoor Optical Communications Systems
•    Multihop Optical Wireless Systems
•    Visible Light Communications
•    Vehicular Optical Wireless Communications and Techniques
•    Positioning Techniques using Optical Wireless
•    Underwater Optical Wireless Communications
•    Optical Wireless Sensor Networks
•    Camera Optical Communications
•    Modulation Encoding and Capacity of Optical Wireless Systems
•    MIMO techniques for Optical Wireless Communications
•    The use of Optical Wireless in 5G Networks
•    Orbital Angular Momentum Multiplexing
•    Quantum communication over optical wireless links
•    Resource allocation and energy efficiency in OWC
•    Topology control and routing for free space optical networks
•    Satellite and Space Optical Communications
•    High Altitude Platforms and FSO systems
•    Atmospheric effects on the performance of FSO links
•    Hybrid Optical/RF communication systems

Prof. Dr. Anthony C. Boucouvalas
Dr. Kostas Yiannopoulos
Dr. Asghar Gholami
Dr. Volker Jungnickel
Prof. Fary Ghassemlooy
Guest Editors

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