Optical Wireless Communications : IR for Wireless Connectivity (Hardcover)

INTRODUCTIONTechnology OverviewSystem ConfigurationsEvolution of Infrared Communication SystemsThe Optical Wireless ChannelDesign FundamentalsPower Budget ConsiderationsSummary and ConclusionsATMOSPHERIC TRANSMISSION LIMITATIONSIntroduction to Atmospheric PropagationImportant DefinitionsAtmospheric TransmissionEffect of Rain, Fog, and MistScintillationSummary and ConclusionsDATA TRANSMISSION LIMITATIONS AND EYE SAFETYData Transmission LimitationsEye SafetyExtended vs. Collimated SourcesHolographic DiffusersLEDs vs. LDsSpecial Considerations for Outdoor SystemsSummary and ConclusionsFUNDAMENTALS OF OPTICAL CONCENTRATIONOverview of Optical ConcentrationGeometrical Optics and Ray TracingOptical Path Length and Fermat's PrincipleThe Etendue or Lagrange InvariantThe Edge Ray PrincipleConcentration RatioSummary and ConclusionsOPTICAL CONCENTRATORSOverview of Optical ConcentratorsWireless IR Receiver RequirementsOptical FiltersOptical ConcentratorsDTIRC CharacteristicsComparison of ConcentratorsPractical IssuesOther Shapes of DTIRCsSummary and ConclusionsOPTICAL WIRELESS TRANSMITTER DESIGNIntroduction to Optical Wireless Transmitter DesignTransmitter Design ConsiderationsOptical Source CharacteristicsTypes of Optical ModulationDriver Circuit Design ConceptsCurrent Steering Output CircuitBack Termination CircuitPredriverData RetimingAutomatic Power ControlTransmitters Linearization TechniquesOPTICAL WIRELESS RECEIVER DESIGNReceiver Design ConsiderationsPhotodetection in Reverse-biased DiodesChoosing the PhotodetectorReceiver Noise ConsiderationBit Error Rate and SensitivityBandwidthSignal Amplification TechniquesReceiver Main Amplifier (RMA)Transceiver Circuit Implementation Technologies: Hybrid and Monolithic IntegrationSummary and ConclusionsMODULATION, CODING, AND MULTIPLE ACCESSIntroduction to Modulation and Multiple Access TechniquesModulationModulation Techniques ComparisonModulation Schemes in The Presence of NoiseModulation Schemes in the Presence of Multipath DistortionMultiple Access TechniquesSummary and ConclusionsIrDA PROTOCOLSWireless Protocol StandardsThe Infrared Data AssociationIrDA Standard OverviewThe Physical Layer ProtocolFramer/DriverIrLAPIrLMPInformation Access Service and ProtocolTiny Transport ProtocolSession and Application Layer ProtocolsSummary and ConclusionsWIRELESS IR NETWORKINGIntroduction to Wireless IR NetworkingNetwork ArchitectureOptical Wireless Network SpecificationsThe Ad Hoc NetworkQuality of Service (QoS)Future Infrared NetworkingREFERENCES