Optical communication, also known as optical telecommunication, is communication at a distance using light to carry information. It can be performed visually...

Fiber-optic communication is a form of optical communication for transmitting information from one place to another by sending pulses of infrared or visible...

Long-range optical wireless communication or free-space optical communication (FSO) is an optical communication technology that uses light propagating...

Laser communication in space is the use of free-space optical communication in outer space. Communication may be fully in space (an inter-satellite laser...

cable, also known as an optical-fiber cable, is an assembly similar to an electrical cable but containing one or more optical fibers that are used to...

A passive optical network (PON) is a fiber-optic telecommunications network that uses only unpowered devices to carry signals, as opposed to electronic...

control light using only light and has applications in optical computing and fiber-optic communication networks. Such technology has the potential to exceed...

allows a laser to be focused to a tight spot, enabling uses such as optical communication, laser cutting, and lithography. It also allows a laser beam to...

the information sent by the transmitter. Optical wireless communications (OWC) is a form of optical communication in which unguided light is used "in the...

An optical fiber, or optical fibre, is a flexible glass or plastic fiber that can transmit light from one end to the other. Such fibers find wide usage...

through the use of mutually understood signs and semiotic rules. An optical communication system is any form of communications system that uses light as the...

or point-to-multipoint communication channel. Examples of such channels are copper wires, optical fibers, wireless communication using radio spectrum,...

Optical networking is a means of communication that uses signals encoded in light to transmit information in various types of telecommunications networks...

essential in a wide range of applications, from digital imaging and optical communication to scientific research and industrial automation. Photodetectors...

Communication with submarines is a field within military communications that presents technical challenges and requires specialized technology. Because...

used for long-distance communication throughout history, from smoke signals, beacons, semaphore telegraphs, signal flags, and optical heliographs to wires...

Optical computing or photonic computing uses light waves produced by lasers or incoherent sources for data processing, data storage or data communication...

coaxial cables, and optical fibers. Telecommunications engineers also provide solutions revolving around wireless modes of communication and information transfer...

Return-to-zero (RZ or RTZ) describes a line code used in telecommunications signals in which the signal drops (returns) to zero between pulses. This takes...

plane. Data networks are used extensively throughout the world for communication between individuals and organizations. Data networks can be connected...

conveying textual information by means of visual signals (a form of optical communication). There are two main types of such systems; the semaphore telegraph...

A communication channel refers either to a physical transmission medium such as a wire, or to a logical connection over a multiplexed medium such as a...

without an optical cavity, or one in which feedback from the cavity is suppressed. Optical amplifiers are important in optical communication and laser...

Saifuddin; Savory, Seb J. (2021-12-01). "Machine learning for optical fiber communication systems: An introduction and overview". APL Photonics. 6 (12)...

heliograph was a simple but effective instrument for instantaneous optical communication over long distances during the late 19th and early 20th century...

Stephen B., "Wavelength division multiplexed optical communication systems employing uniform gain optical amplifiers", issued 9 December 1997  Hecht, Jeff...

An optical mesh network is a type of optical telecommunications network employing wired fiber-optic communication or wireless free-space optical communication...

point-to-point connection refers to a communications connection between two communication endpoints or nodes. An example is a telephone call, in which one telephone...

Optical wireless communications (OWC) is a form of optical communication in which unguided light is used "in the air" (or in outer space), without an optical...

RONJA (Reasonable Optical Near Joint Access) is a free-space optical communication system developed in the Czech Republic by Karel Kulhavý of Twibright...