ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the concepts covered in the preceding chapters of this book. The book explains the general theoretical model of near-infrared indoor Optical Wireless Communication (OWC) systems. The transmitter, the receiver and the OWC link have been first modeled separately, and both the direct line-of-sight and the diffusive optical wireless links have been discussed. The book analyzes the performance of repetition coding- and space-time block coding-based indoor OWC systems. It discusses the wavelength division multiplexing technology to increase the aggregate wireless transmission data rate in near-infrared indoor OWC systems. The book reviews the photonic integration technology in general, and focuses on the silicon photonic integration platform due to its advantages, especially the compatibility with current highly advanced CMOS technology. It introduces the multi-user access principles to support multiple users simultaneously.
