Wireless Optical Communications: Perspectives, Challenges and Recent Trends
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Communications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 April 2024)
Special Issue Editor
Interests: optical wireless communication (OWC); free-space optical (FSO) communications; fiber-FSO-5G wireless convergence; underwater wireless optical communications (UWOCs)
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Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue, titled “Wireless Optical Communications: Perspectives, Challenges, and Recent Trends”, aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the current state of the art, emerging perspectives, challenges, and recent advancements in the field of wireless optical communications. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Emerging perspectives and trends:
- New architectures and paradigms in wireless optical communications;
- Integration of wireless optical communications with existing networks;
- Hybrid approaches combining wireless optical communications and radio-frequency (RF) technologies.
- Wireless optical communication systems:
- Indoor and outdoor wireless optical communication systems;
- Visible light communications (VLCs);
- Free-space optical (FSO) communications;
- Underwater wireless optical communications (UWOCs);
- LiFi technologies;
- Hybrid LiFi/radio-over-fiber (RoF) technologies;
- Visible light positioning (VLP);
- Optical camera communications (OCCs);
- Screen or camera communications;
- Real-time communications.
- Challenges and solutions:
- Interference management and mitigation techniques;
- Security and privacy in wireless optical communications;
- Energy efficiency and power management;
- Scalability and deployment challenges.
- Future directions and research opportunities
- Promising research directions in wireless optical communications;
- Emerging technologies and their impact;
- Industry trends and commercialization prospects.
- Integration with other wireless technologies: to focus on the integration of wireless optical communications with other wireless technologies like RF communications, 5G/6G communications, and Internet of Things (IoT) platforms.
- Applications and future directions: Highlight emerging applications of wireless optical communications, such as high-speed data transmission for 5G and beyond, 6G communications, inter-satellite links, and space-based communications. Discuss the future directions and research opportunities in the field.
By covering the above areas, this Special Issue aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the current state of the art, emerging perspectives, challenges, and recent advancements in the field of wireless optical communications. We hope that this Issue serves as a valuable resource for researchers, engineers, and practitioners working in this field, fostering further advancements and innovations in wireless optical communication technologies.
Prof. Dr. Hai-Han Lu
Guest Editors
Prof. Dr. Hai-Han Lu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- • 5G/6G communications
- • emerging perspectives and trends
- • free-space optical (FSO) communications
- • LiFi technologies
- • optical camera communications (OCCs)
- • optical wireless positioning
- • underwater wireless optical communications (UWOCs)
- • visible light communications (VLCs)
- • wireless optical communication systems
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