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Free Space Optics: Applications and Future Challenges: A Review

Amita Agnihotri, Arpit Sharma

Abstract


FSO (Free Space Optics) is a communication system scheme in which free space acts as a medium (channel) between transceivers, which must be in LOS (Line of Sight) for successful optical signal transmission. Air, space, or a vacuum can all be used as the medium. During the day, this system can be used for communication at a cheaper cost... In many practical scenarios It can prove to be an optimum & time saving mechanism for network layout. FSO has numerous advantages, including high bandwidth and the absence of a spectrum licenceForeign components such as rain, fog, and haze, as well as physical blockage, scattering, air turbulence, and other factors, can all have a substantial impact on the system's performance in FSO.. The merits of the system & also its limitations or losses are incisively mentioned in the paper. This paper discusses various studies on weather conditions as well as the techniques used to mitigate their effects.


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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37628/jvdt.v7i2.1606

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